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  • Somalia: Extreme concern over the deteriorating drought situation
    30 June 2011 - 10:01pm
    The situation in Somalia is now rapidly deteriorating, according to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) for Somalia Mark Bowden, who gave a press conference in New York on 29 June. Calling on the international community to take action now, HC Bowden stressed that “If we are not able to respond...
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  • Somalia: 2.5 million people in need of emergency humanitarian...
    27 June 2011 - 6:00pm
    Somalia is now experiencing the worst situation in 10 years due to drought, food shortages, soaring food prices, and conflict. Two consecutive seasons of significantly below-average rainfall have resulted in poor harvest. Food prices in some parts of south Somalia are 200 percent higher than during the...
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