Somalian famine of 2011
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The Somalian famine of 2011 was a devastating food crisis in Somalia, exacerbated by drought, conflict, and restricted humanitarian access, that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Somalian famine of 2011 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3716369 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Somalian famine of 2011 Context triple: [Somali Civil War, relatedTo, Somalian famine of 2011]
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A.
Somali famine of 1992
The Somali famine of 1992 was a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Somalia, marked by mass starvation and high mortality, exacerbated by drought, conflict, and the breakdown of state institutions.
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B.
1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia
The 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia was a catastrophic humanitarian crisis marked by widespread starvation and hundreds of thousands of deaths, drawing global attention and prompting major international relief efforts.
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C.
Famine
Famine is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, symbolizing extreme scarcity of food and widespread starvation.
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D.
Darfur conflict
The Darfur conflict is a protracted armed struggle in western Sudan marked by mass atrocities, displacement, and accusations of genocide against government-backed militias targeting non-Arab populations.
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E.
Aden Emergency
The Aden Emergency was a violent insurgency and period of civil unrest in the 1960s in the British-controlled port of Aden, marking a key episode in the end of British colonial rule in South Arabia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Somalian famine of 2011 Target entity description: The Somalian famine of 2011 was a devastating food crisis in Somalia, exacerbated by drought, conflict, and restricted humanitarian access, that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
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A.
Somali famine of 1992
The Somali famine of 1992 was a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Somalia, marked by mass starvation and high mortality, exacerbated by drought, conflict, and the breakdown of state institutions.
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B.
1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia
The 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia was a catastrophic humanitarian crisis marked by widespread starvation and hundreds of thousands of deaths, drawing global attention and prompting major international relief efforts.
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C.
Famine
Famine is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, symbolizing extreme scarcity of food and widespread starvation.
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D.
Darfur conflict
The Darfur conflict is a protracted armed struggle in western Sudan marked by mass atrocities, displacement, and accusations of genocide against government-backed militias targeting non-Arab populations.
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E.
Aden Emergency
The Aden Emergency was a violent insurgency and period of civil unrest in the 1960s in the British-controlled port of Aden, marking a key episode in the end of British colonial rule in South Arabia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
famine
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food crisis ⓘ humanitarian crisis ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation |
Somali internally displaced persons
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Somali pastoralist communities ⓘ Somali smallholder farmers ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Bakool region
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Bay region ⓘ Lower Shabelle region ⓘ Mogadishu ⓘ southern Somalia ⓘ |
| cause |
armed conflict in Somalia
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high global food prices ⓘ livelihood collapse among pastoralists and farmers ⓘ restricted humanitarian access ⓘ severe drought in the Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | Integrated Food Security Phase Classification ⓘ |
| country | Somalia ⓘ |
| deathTollEstimate |
over 130000 children under five
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over 250000 people ⓘ |
| declarationDate | 2011-07-20 ⓘ |
| declaredBy | United Nations ⓘ |
| endTime | 2012 ⓘ |
| humanitarianAccess | severely restricted in al-Shabaab-controlled areas ⓘ |
| impact |
acute malnutrition rates above emergency thresholds
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collapse of local markets in affected regions ⓘ large-scale internal displacement ⓘ livestock deaths on a massive scale ⓘ |
| majorRefugeeCamp |
Dadaab
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surface form:
Dadaab refugee complex
Dollo Ado refugee camps ⓘ |
| notableFact |
first official famine declaration by the UN in the 21st century
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one of the deadliest famines of the early 21st century ⓘ |
| peakTime | 2011 ⓘ |
| politicalActor |
African Union Mission in Somalia
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Transitional Federal Government of Somalia ⓘ al-Shabaab ⓘ |
| refugeeOutflowDestination |
Ethiopia
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Kenya ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
Food and Agriculture Organization
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surface form:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ Médecins Sans Frontières ⓘ UNICEF ⓘ United States Agency for International Development ⓘ
surface form:
USAID
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
World Food Programme ⓘ |
| response |
large-scale international humanitarian appeal
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scale-up of food aid and nutrition programs in Somalia and neighboring countries ⓘ |
| startTime | 2010 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2010–2012 Horn of Africa drought ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Somalian famine of 2011 Description of subject: The Somalian famine of 2011 was a devastating food crisis in Somalia, exacerbated by drought, conflict, and restricted humanitarian access, that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
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