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Somalia is the most ignored tragedy in the world, according to lobby group Human Rights Watch.
Getting aid to Somalia is fraught with difficulties
The country hasn't had a functioning government for almost two decades.
The UN says that Somalia has become a massive humanitarian crisis with over three million people in "acute need" of aid.
The BBC's Mark Doyle reports from where some of the food aid for Somalia is unloaded, in the Kenyan port of Mombasa.
Listen Listen to Mark's report (5 mins 54 secs)
Somalia's ongoing unrest has led to widespread anarchy, a massive refugee problem and many civilian deaths.
Clashes between government forces and Islamist insurgents in the Somali capital Mogadishu earlier this week killed at least 15 people.
So what is the background to this chaos? Hassan Barise is a reporter for the BBC's Somali service:
Listen Listen to Hassan Barise (2 mins 38 secs)
Mark spent the day with AU peacekeepers in Mogadishu
A small contingency of Ugandan African Union peacekeepers try to keep a lid on the volatile situation.
In this report, Mark visits Mogadishu with a group of the peacekeepers:
Listen Listen to Mark's report (6 mins 50 secs)
Isa Ali Gedi is a Mogadishu resident who was forced from his family home when it was destroyed. He now lives in a shanty district.
His teenage son was killed last year.
The World Today's Fergus Nicoll asked him how else has his family life changed over the past twelve months?
Listen Listen to Isa Ali Gedi (3 mins 36 secs)
After returning from Somalia, Mark recorded his thoughts for From Our Own Correspondent.
First broadcast 4-7 October 2008
