On August 11, 2022, USAID Administrator Samantha Power and judge and food activist Tom Colicchio will host a Twitter Spaces panel discussion with experts to examine the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa and the response to the ongoing historic drought. .
The discussion will feature local experts meeting urgent needs on the ground in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries, including Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia: Rania Dagash, UNICEF Deputy and Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa; Rukia Yacoub, Deputy Regional Director of the World Food Program in East Africa; and Frantz Celestin, chief of mission at the International Organization for Migration in Somalia.
WHAT: #HungerCrisis: Responding to drought in the Horn of Africa
WHEN: Thursday, August 11 at 10:30 a.m. ET
WHERE: To access the event and set a reminder, visit: https://usaid.link/hunger
