Somalia and three other countries desperately need aid to save more than 20 million people from starvation and diseases, the United Nations said. UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien pleaded with the world to come to the rescue of Kenya, Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia.
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Somalia on the brink of famine
Last straw: Saida Mousseh Mohammed Hassan, a nomad near the village of Uusgure in the northeast of Somalia, has lost most of her goats to the drought. United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres this week urged the international community to take action to avert famine in Somalia, where a biting drought has left three million people without food.
‘A nightmare:’ UN chief urges help for Somalia hunger crisis
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, right, stands as Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed addresses the media in Mogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Guterres is conducting high level talks including with Somalia’s new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, to start of what he calls an emergency visit to highlight the country’s famine crisis.
UN chief in Somalia on emergency visit to focus on famine
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has started what he calls an emergency visit to Somalia to focus on the country’s famine crisis. “People are dying.
Severe drought in Somalia leaves 110 people dead from starvation
Somalia’s prime minister said yesterday that 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region – the first death toll announced in a severe drought threatening millions of people across the country. Somalia’s government declared the drought a national disaster on Tuesday.
110 people die in 48 hours in drought-stricken Somalia
Somalia’s Prime Minister said 110 people had died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region – the first death toll announced in a severe drought threatening millions of people across the country. The United Nations estimates 5 million people in this Horn of Africa nation need aid, amid warnings of a full-blown famine.
Somalia Says 110 Dead From Hunger in Past 48 Hours Because of Drought
Somalia's prime minister announced Saturday that 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region as a severe drought threatens millions of people across the country. It was the first death toll announced by Somalia's government since it declared the drought a national disaster on Tuesday.
Somalia: 110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in drought
Somalia’s prime minister announced Saturday that 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region as a severe drought threatens millions of people across the country. It was the first death toll announced by Somalia’s government since it declared the drought a national disaster on Tuesday.
Somalia’s new leader declares drought a national disaster
Somalia’s new president has declared a national disaster over a drought that threatens millions of people and is creating fears of a full-blown famine. Displaced Somalis wait to fill plastic containers with water in a camp in the capital Mogadishu Somalia’s new president has declared a national disaster over a drought that threatens millions of people and is creating fears of a full-blown famine.
Somalia’s new leader declares drought a national disaster
Somalia’s new president has declared a national disaster over a drought that threatens millions of people and is creating fears of a full-blown famine. Displaced Somalis wait to fill plastic containers with water in a camp in the capital Mogadishu Somalia’s new president has declared a national disaster over a drought that threatens millions of people and is creating fears of a full-blown famine.
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The Pyeongchang Olympics have been drawn into the country’… . Somali soldiers providing security stand near a checkpoint on the eve of presidential elections in Mogadishu, Somalia Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.