,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #c1 #bjag,mr4  
,engel 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new    
,j]sey1 ,ms4 ,bass1 & ,mr4 ,ellison7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,support+ ongo+ 
ef=ts by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 9   
conc]t ) ! ,unit$ ,nations & ! donor    
community1 to respond to dr\ght & food  
insecurity 9 ! ,horn ( ,africa4  ,:]eas 
! wor/ fam9e 9 #bj ye>s occurr$ 9       
,somalia betwe5 ,octob] #bjaj & ,april  
#bjab1 caus$ by sev]e dr\ght1 fail$     
h>ve/s1 a spike 9 food prices1 &        
p]vasive insecurity1 :i* imp$$ ! deliv]y
 ( food aid2 ,:]eas ! fam9e result$ 9 ! 
dea?s ( at lea/ #bfj1jjj ,somalis &     
,somali refugees 9 ,s\!rn ,e?iopia &    
,nor!rn ,k5ya1 includ+ at lea/ #acc1jjj 
*ildr5 "u ! age ( five2 ,:]eas e>ly w>n+
 ( dr\ght & fam9e conditions 0 accurate 
& timely across ! region1 b fund+ = !   
humanit>ian response came too late to   

mitigate ! wor/ effects ( ! dr\ght1     
includ+ mass displacem5t into neighbor+ 
c\ntries1 />vation1 & dea?2 ,:]eas 9    
#bjaa alone1 ! ?reat ( />vation         
contribut$ to ! influx ( ov] #aaj1jjj   
,somali refugees into ,e?iopia1 #ajj1jjj
 ,somali refugees into ,k5ya1 & ?\s&s m 
into ,djib\ti2 ,:]eas a %ortage (       
ra9fall ov] ! c\rse ( ! pa/ two ye>s has
 aga9 exac]bat$ dr\ght conditions1      
significantly increas+ vuln]ability &   
food insecurity across ! ,horn ( ,africa
 region1 leav+ m ?an #ad1jjj1jjj p fac+ 
sev]e food insecurity & 9 ne$ (         
humanit>ian assi/ance z ( e>ly #bjag2   
,:]eas 9 ,febru>y #bjag1 ! ,fam9e ,e>ly 
,w>n+ ,sy/ems ,network 7,,fews ,,net7 & 
! ,food ,security & ,nutrition ,analysis
 ,unit = ,somalia 7,,fsnau7 w>n$ ( a    
significant det]ioration 9 food security
 & an increas$ risk ( fam9e 9 ! ,horn ( 
,africa 9 ! com+ mon?s if ! ,april-,june
 ra9s are z poor z expect$2 ,:]eas !    
effects ( dr\ght place ! heavie/ burd5  
on wom5 & girls1 ^: cop+ /rategies put  

!m at increas$ risk ( viol5ce & cause !m
 to =ego educational opportunities2     
,:]eas 9 ,e?iopia1 dr\ght conditions h  
develop$ 9 rec5t mon?s 9 at lea/ #ae    
zones ( ,oromia1 ,somali1 & ! ,s\!rn    
,nations1 ,nationalities1 & ,peoples    
regions1 & #e1fjj1jjj p are project$ to 
require humanit>ian assi/ance 9 ! com+  
mon?s2 ,:]eas ,k5ya has exp]i5c$ two    
consecutive seasons ( poor ra9s1 caus+  
#ab c\nties to exp]i5ce dr\ght          
conditions & contribut+ to acute food   
insecurity = #b1fjj1jjj p2 ,:]eas 9     
,somalia1 ne>ly #f1bjj1jjj p are        
curr5tly 9 ne$ ( humanit>ian assi/ance1 
& m ?an #b1ijj1jjj p are fac+ crisis or 
em]g5cy levels ( acute food insecurity1 
includ+ ne>ly a million *ildr5 "u ! age 
( five2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,unit$      
,nations ,high ,commission] = ,refugees 
7,,unhcr71 ,somalia is ! f\r? l>ge/     
s\rce ( refugees 9 ! _w1 aft]           
,afghani/an1 ,syria1 & ,s\? ,sudan2     
,:]eas m ?an #a1jjj1jjj p are already   
int]nally displac$ )9 ,somalia1 _m liv+ 

9 dire & unsafe in=mal displacem5t camps
 :]e !y face a range ( s]i\s risks1     
includ+ sexual viol5ce & viol5t =c$     
evictions2 ,:]eas ! anticipat$ scale (  
population displacem5t f ,somalia due to
 p]vasive conflict & ! ?reat ( />vation 
w increase refugee fl[s ?r\gh\t ! region
 & into ,europe2 ,:]eas 9 #bjaf1 !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,k5ya revok$ prima facie    
refugee /atus = ,somalis & disb&$ !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,refugee ,affairs1 leav+    
?\s&s ( newly arriv$ ,somalis unregi/]$ 
& )\t assi/ance2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t (   
,k5ya has ann\nc$ plans to repatriate   
#bfa1jjj ,somali refugees to areas (    
,somalia affect$ by dr\ght & fam9e      
conditions1 z well z ! p]si/5t ?reat (  
viol5ce f ,al-,%abaab2 & ,:]eas if      
timely1 suffici5t fund+ = a robu/       
humanit>ian response is n receiv$ by !  
end ( ,april #bjag1 ! humanit>ian       
consequ5ces ( ?is dr\ght1 includ+ ! loss
 ( life & rev]b]at+ effects 9 ! region1 
w exce$ ^? ( ! #bjaa fam9e3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--    

7#a7 comm5ds ! timely response ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,ag5cy = ,int]national ,developm5t      
7,,usaid7 to e>ly w>n+ signals ( dr\ght 
9 ! ,horn ( ,africa1 & = provid+        
sub/antial assi/ance = ! humanit>ian    
response 9 fiscal ye> #bjaf & to date 9 
fiscal ye> #bjag2  7#b7 comm5ds         
,,usaid's quick deploym5t ( a ,disa/]   
,assi/ance ,response ,team 7,,d>t7      
betwe5 ,m>* & ,novemb] #bjaf1 9 response
 to ! previ\s dr\ght 9 nor!a/]n & c5tral
 ,e?iopia1 :i*1 by work+ ) int]national 
p>tn]s1 result$ 9 ! numb] ( p requir+   
humanit>ian assi/ance decl9+ f          
approximately #aj1bjj1jjj 9 late #bjae  
to a project$ #e1fjj1jjj by ! end (     
#bjag2  7#c7 comm5ds ! ,somali diaspora 
9 ! ,horn ( ,africa1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
,canada1 ,au/ralia1 & ,europe1 =        
spe>head+ ! response to humanit>ian ne$s
 9 ,somalia1 & enc\rages f9ancial       
in/itutions to explore means to         
facilitate ! fl[ ( *>itable donations & 
remittances to populations 9 ne$2  7#d7 

comm5ds ! "w ( ,unit$ ,nations ag5cies &
 int]national1 national1 & local        
nongov]nm5tal organizations 7,n,g,os7 9 
provid+ su/a9$ life-sav+ assi/ance to   
vuln]able populations across ! ,horn (  
,africa1 lead+ to improvem5ts 9         
malnutrition rates s9ce #bjaa2  7#e7    
comm5ds ,,usaid = its "w to date to     
mitigate ! impact ( environm5tal %ocks  
to pa/orali/ communities across ! ,horn 
( ,africa1 & calls on ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,/ate & ,,usaid to cont9ue provid+      
robu/1 long-t]m developm5t support+     
programs t build resili5ce1 protect     
livelihoods1 & /r5g!n global food       
security ?r\gh programs su* z ,,usaid's 
,(fice ( ,food = ,peace & ,bureau =     
,food ,security1 z well z programs to   
provide dr\ght relief & em]g5cy food    
assi/ance implem5t$ by ! ,_w ,food      
,program 7,,wfp71 ,food & ,agriculture  
,organization ( ! ,unit$ ,nations       
7,,fao71 ,unit$ ,nations ,int]national  
,*ildr5's ,em]g5cy ,fund 7,,unicef71 &  
nongov]nm5tal organizations1 includ+    

fai?-bas$ & non-fai?-bas$ organizations2
  7#f7 calls on ! ,presid5t to appo9t   
high-level (ficials able to engage !    
int]national community 9 jo9+ ! ,unit$  
,/ates to respond to ?is crisis1 includ+
 an ,adm9i/rator = ,,usaid1 a ,director 
= ! ,(fice ( ,=eign ,disa/] ,assi/ance1 
an ,assi/ant ,,usaid ,adm9i/rator =     
,africa1 & an ,assi/ant ,secret>y (     
,/ate = ,african ,affairs2  7#g7 urges !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ,k5ya to publicly decl>e t 
! ,dadaab refugee complex w rema9 op51  
respect prima facie /atus = new arrivals
 f ,somalia1 & "w ) ! ,(fice ( ! ,unit$ 
,nations ,high ,commission] = ,refugees 
9 ,k5ya to re/>t ! regi/ration (        
refugees1 includ+ f ,somalia1 at _!     
po9ts ( entry1 re-e/abli% fair1         
transp>5t1 & effective asylum proc$ures 
across ! c\ntry1 & put 9 place robu/    
bord] protection monitor+ to track      
humanit>ian indicators inside ,somalia &
 assess ! ne$s ( new arrivals2 &  7#h7  
calls on ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t & !  
int]national community1 includ+         

int]national1 national1 & local ,n,g,os1
 to cont9ue life-sav+ assi/ance &       
developm5t activities 9 ord] to         
alleviate dr\ght & food insecurity 9 !  
region to av]t ! cata/rophic consequ5ces
 ( dr\ght 9 ! ,horn ( ,africa4