While the OIC General Secretariat appeals to the international community, its Member States and partners to intensify their efforts to alleviate the suffering of the people affected by drought and raise the level of their urgent relief intervention so that the current humanitarian situation does not deteriorate and to avoid serious famine, the General Secretariat through its development office in Somalia, is fully ready to cooperate with the international community and its partners in humanitarian work in this regard in the light of its ongoing efforts in Somalia since the 2011 famine. --SPA 13:20 LOCAL TIME 10:20 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w348535