21/02/2017
UN Boosts Aid for Ethiopia, Somalia to Head Off Famine
U.N. aid agencies are appealing to international donors to provide money to scale up lifesaving operations in drought-stricken Ethiopia and Somalia, where millions of hungry people are at risk of death and illness. #160; Five years after a devastating 2011 famine killed nearly 260,000 people in Somalia, famine again is stalking that country. The worst-affected areas are in northern Puntland and Somaliland, where dozens of drought-related deaths and many illnesses already are being reported. On Sunday, we received reports of 38 deaths due to drought-linked reasons in the Bakool...
