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World must ‘act fast,’ scale up life-saving assistance in drought-hit Somalia – UN

World must ‘act fast,’ scale up life-saving assistance in drought-hit Somalia – UN

Mar 07, 2017, at 01:16 pm

New York, Mar 7 (Just Earth News): As a severe drought deepens in Somalia, the risk of famine is looming in the long-troubled country, with about half the population in need of some form of assistance, according to an assessment by United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners.

'[World must act now' to avert repeat of devastating famine in Somalia – UN expert

'[World must act now' to avert repeat of devastating famine in Somalia – UN expert

Aug 09, 2014, at 04:37 pm

New York, Aug 9 (IBNS)A United Nations human rights expert on Friday urged the international community to "act now" to avert a humanitarian disaster in Somalia, where a widening hunger crisis has sparked fears of a repeat of the 2011 famine that devastated the war-ravaged country.