Select Committee · International Development Committee
Horn of Africa: Hunger
Status: Closed
Opened: 30 Aug 2022
Closed: 8 Nov 2022
This oral evidence session examined the growing hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa. The Committee wanted to understand the extent of the hunger crisis and what the UK Government could do to help prevent famine-like conditions and suffering caused by hunger in the region. This session was to build on the Committee’s work in … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2022 | Dr Asma Aweis · Médicins Sans Frontières, Fouzia Mohamed · Gargaar Relief Development Organization (GREDO), Mamadou Dian Baldé, Michael Dunford · United Nations World Food Programme, Mudasser Siddiqui · Plan International, Oliver Behn · Médicins Sans Frontières | View ↗ |
| 13 Sep 2022 | Akke Boere · Médicins Sans Frontières, Fouzia Mohamed · Gargaar Relief Development Organization (GREDO), Mamadou Dian Baldé, Michael Dunford · United Nations World Food Programme, Sadia Allin · Plan International | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Fouzia Mohamed · Director of Operations | Gargaar Relief Development Organization (GREDO) | 2 |
| Mamadou Dian Baldé | — | 2 |
| Michael Dunford · Regional Director of Eastern Africa | United Nations World Food Programme | 2 |
| Akke Boere · Director of Operations | Médicins Sans Frontières | 1 |
| Dr Asma Aweis · Medical Activity Manager at Bay Regional Hospital | Médicins Sans Frontières | 1 |
| Mudasser Siddiqui · Ethiopia Country Director | Plan International | 1 |
| Oliver Behn · Director of Operations & Advocacy | Médicins Sans Frontières | 1 |
| Sadia Allin · Somalia Country Director | Plan International | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2023 | To cttee | Letter from the Minister for Development and Africa regarding hunger in the Hor… |
| 1 Dec 2022 | From cttee | Letter to the Minister for Development regarding Hunger in the Horn of Africa -… |