Somalia food aid cut amid UN funding shortfall

Viva_La_Revolution

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Sat May-21-11 11:39 AM
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Somalia food aid cut amid UN funding shortfall

Source: BBC

A shortfall in donations has forced the World Food Programme to cut rations to those dependent on food aid in Somalia, the organisation has said.

A drought which began late last year has left many Somalis short of food. The country has also been ravaged by two decades of violence.

Already, one in four children in the south of the country are severely malnourished.

Aid agencies describe their plight as very serious indeed.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13485108?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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Turbineguy

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Sat May-21-11 12:01 PM
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1. Maybe they should start taxing

pirate income?

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classysassy

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Sun May-22-11 12:33 AM
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2. Aide for the wealthy nations nothing for the poor

W here are all the warm hearted TV preachers,they raise money for their friends in Israel,can you spare a few bucks for the peaceful,starving women and children in Africa?.

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opihimoimoi

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Sun May-22-11 07:34 AM
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3. Due to Piracy and Blackhawks...Somolia has a bad rap....they must rejoin Humanity

or suffer as a rogue Nation....their choice...

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