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A Somali woman hands her malnourished child to a Ugandan medical officer of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) for medical treatment, in Mogadishu, Somalia. Stuart Price/AU-UN IST/Reuters
Nado Mahad Abdilli builds a makeshift shelter for her family in Iffou 2, an area earmarked for refugee camp expansion, but yet to be approved by the Kenyan government, outside Dadaab, Kenya. Rebecca Blackwell/AP
A woman holds a malnourished baby in Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia. Feisal Omar/Reuters
A newly-arrived elderly refugee is assisted past a cloud of dust at the Dagahaley refugee camp, the world's largest refugee complex in Dadaab, northern Kenya. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
Kuso Ali bathes her daughter Suldan Abdulla, at a Doctors Without Borders hospital where she is being treated for malnutrition, in Dagahaley refugee camp. Rebecca Blackwell/AP
A newly-arrived refugee waits for registration outside the Dagahaley refugee camp. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
Somalis from southern Somalia wait to receive rations at a displaced camp in Mogadishu, Somalia. Thousands of people have arrived in Mogadishu over the past two weeks seeking assistance and the number is increasing by the day, due to lack of water and food. Mohamed Sheikh Nor/AP
A registered refugee carries a sack of maize flour from a food distribution centre at the Dagahaley refugee camp.
A carcass of an animal lies on an empty road, near Lagbogal, Kenya. Sayyid Azim/AP
A lactating mother is measured to see if she is malnourished at a nutritional center near Lodwar in Turkana, Kenya. Kate Holt/Reuters
A Somali girl stands outside her family's newly constructed shelter, built around a thorny acacia tree on the outskirts of Dagahaley Camp. It took the 15-person family of Rage Mohamed five days to make the journey from their drought-stricken home in Somalia. Rebecca Blackwell/AP
A registered refugee waits for her food rations outside a food distribution center at the Dagahaley refugee camp. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
A herder walks amongst camels and goats at an animal market in the border town of Dobley, Somalia. Rebecca Blackwell/AP
An Ugandan doctor gives free medicine inside a tent serving as a medical clinic established by the peacekeeping operation in Mogadishu, Somalia. Stuart Price/AU-UN IST/Reuters
A Somali boy holds a baby girl inside a tent serving as a medical clinic in Mogadishu, Somalia. Stuart Price/AU-UN IST/Reuters
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
In Pictures: What happened to the green revolution in Iran?
In Pictures: Sandy: Chronicle of an unrelenting storm
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/20
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
In Pictures: The Israeli separation barrier: A West Bank wall
The past year's offensive against Islamist militia Al Shabab should have opened territory for aid groups to operate in. But security and funding shortages remain problems.
For humanitarian aid groups, the Somali government’s and African Union peacekeeping force’s success in pushing Islamist militias out of Mogadishu and other strongholds across southern Somalia, should have meant greater access to vulnerable Somali communities.
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