Especially children are suffering from the famine in East Africa - Hundreds of thousands of them are threatened with speedy death. Islamic States and the UK stepping up its support, but still missing the half of the United Nations needed a billion dollars. Nairobi - Up to 400,000 children are acutely threatened by starvation in Somalia - unless they reached help, fast.
This was reported by the UK Minister for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, after a visit to Mogadishu. Britain would support the UN children's agency Unicef, with another $ 41 million. Thus, two months might long supplementary food rations to almost 200,000 people and measles vaccinations for 800,000 children will be financed, said Mitchell.
This was reported by the UK Minister for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, after a visit to Mogadishu. Britain would support the UN children's agency Unicef, with another $ 41 million. Thus, two months might long supplementary food rations to almost 200,000 people and measles vaccinations for 800,000 children will be financed, said Mitchell.
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