The meeting originally scheduled for August 9 was postponed this month . A crisis in the Horn of Africa has leaves 12 countries in need of assistance . Aid agencies have urged the international community to ramp up help as thousands flee Somalia each week in search of food and water -- many walking for days in the sweltering sun to refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia . The crisis comes as aid groups urge the region 's leaders to step up their efforts .
The meeting originally scheduled for August 9 was postponed this month . A crisis in the Horn of Africa has leaves 12 countries in need of assistance . The crisis comes as aid groups urge the region 's leaders to step up their efforts .