Somalia famine
Is there a famine looming in Somalia? High global food prices have pushed the country even closer to the brink of famine by exacerbating the devastating effects of violence, displacement and chaos. The United Nations has declared
a wide swath of central Somalia a humanitarian emergency, the final stage before a full-blown famine. The Takeaway speaks with Christian Balslev-Olesen, Head of Unicef operations in Somalia.
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