Aid agencies say people in remote areas of Somalia and Kenya are suffering from hunger.

An elderly Kenyan woman carries her malnourished child in Burmayo, 1630 km ( 1013 miles) from the capital Nairobi, December 19, 2005. Nearly thirty poor pastoralists and hundreds of livestock have died of starvation in the worst draught to hit northeastern Kenya in the past three years, residents and hospital sources said. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna PP05120218 REF: WAK07D

A severely malnourished young Kenyan boy sits in his hospital bed in Mandera town, 1,500 km (932 miles) northeast of the capital Nairobi, December 21, 2005. Close to a dozen pastoralists and hundreds of livestock have died of starvation and thirst in the worst draught to hit the remote northeastern Kenya in the past three years, residents and hospital sources said on Wednesday. Located along the borderline with Somalia and Ethiopia, Mandera district - is among the poorest districts in Kenya with a population of about 350,000 people, according to the government the district has the highest illiteracy rate among women in Africa. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna PP05120218 REF: MAN02D.

An internally displaced Somalia woman sits at a camp 2 km (1 mile) west of Wajid town which houses over 730 families December 3,2005. Aid agencies provide food, medicine, shelter and water to thousands who remain displaced by numerous clashes between different Somali militia factions. The local needs grew in 2004, owing to a worsening drought. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna REF: WAJ03D

Internally displaced Somalians watch as food aid arrives for distribution at an IDP camp in Wajid, about 450 km (279.6 miles) southwest of the capital Mogadishu, December 4, 2005. The U.N's World Food Programme on Sunday delivered its first aid shipment to starving Somalis since pirates prowling its lawless coast forced them to take a dangerous and slow land route. The 14- truck convoy arrived in Wajid, a barren and scrubby town in south-central Somalia, after a 13-day trip from the Kenyan port of Mombasa, a route the aid trucks have not taken in four years because of the cost and difficulty. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna REF: NAI05D

A Somali man fetches water from a well in Wajid, 450km (280 miles) northwest of the capital Mogadishu December 2, 2005. Aid agencies provide food, medicine, shelter and water to thousands who remain displaced by numerous clashes between different Somali militia factions. The local needs grew in 2004, owing to a worsening drought. Picture taken on December 2, 2005. REUTERS/ Antony Njuguna REF: WAJ11D

Ibrahim Kula, a 13-year-old severely malnourished Kenyan boy, lies is his hospital bed in Mandera town, 1,500 km ( 932 miles) northeast of the capital Nairobi, December 21, 2005. Close to a dozen pastoralists and hundreds of livestock have died of starvation and thirst in the worst draught to hit the remote northeastern Kenya in the past three years, residents and hospital sources said on Wednesday. Located along the borderline with Somalia and Ethiopia, Mandera district - is among the poorest districts in Kenya with a population of about 350,000 people, according to the government the district has the highest illiteracy rate among women in Africa. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna REF: MAN01D.

An internally displaced Somali woman stands with her child at a camp 2 km (1 mile) west of Wajid town which houses over 730 families December 3,2005. Aid agencies provide food, medicine, shelter and water to thousands who remain displaced by numerous clashes between different Somali militia factions. The local needs grew in 2004, owing to a worsening drought. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna REF: WAJ12D

A convoy of food aid arrives in Wajid town, 450 km (280 miles) southwest of the capital Mogadishu, December 4, 2005. The U.N's World Food Programme on Sunday delivered its first aid shipment to starving Somalis since pirates prowling its lawless coast forced them to take a dangerous and slow land route. The 14- truck convoy arrived in Wajid, a barren and scrubby town in south-central Somalia, after a 13-day trip from the Kenyan port of Mombasa -- a route the aid trucks have not taken in four years because of the cost and difficulty. WFP operations in Somalia were sabotaged this year by the hijacking of two ships carrying food, which forced the U.N. food agency to opt for an equally treacherous and longer route over land. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna REF: NAI02D

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A Kenyan woman walks with her donkeys carrying water in El Wak town


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An elderly malnourished Kenyan man lies on his hospital bed in Kenya's town of El Wak


An elderly malnourished Kenyan man lies on his hospital bed in Kenya's town of El Wak


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