Somalia faces a catastrophic famine, but we can avert mass death if we act now.
Tag: Somalia
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Where Moms Hover Over Starving Children
With famine threatening Somalia, tiny sums can save kids’ lives.
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Despite Soaring Deaths in Somalia, Monitor Says It’s Not Yet a Famine. Some Object.
An official declaration of famine would unleash aid and attention. Some experts say Somalia shows that the international system for making the judgment is broken.
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Gunmen Storm Mogadishu Hotel, Trapping Government Officials
An extremist group, Al Shabab, claimed responsibility for the attack at the hotel in the Somali capital. There were few immediate reports of casualties, but the siege was still underway.
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Volker Türk, the U.N.’s New Human Rights Chief, Has a Lot to Do.
From Iran to Ukraine to Xinjiang in China, Volker Türk will have no shortage of challenges as he steps into one of the United Nations’ most delicate roles.