Wednesday 20 July 2011

Somalia famine worst in 20 years, UN declares (The Envoy)

The Envoy - The United Nations declared today that southern Somalia is experiencing its worst famine in 20 years. Severe drought has left 3.7 million people at risk of starvation, and Somalia's civil war is compounding the crisis. "This desperate situation requires urgent action to save lives," Mark Bowden, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, said at a [...]


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