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UN: World hunger at all-time high due to economic slowdown

August 13, 2011 No Comment

The number of hungry people in the world is projected to reach an all-time high of 1.02 billion this year, according to a report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The report blames this latest spike in world hunger chiefly on the global economic recession, which has increased unemployment [...]

Drought stricken Somalia nears famine

August 13, 2011 No Comment

When Warfa, was asked about the arrest of two aid workers by al Shabaab, one with UNICEF, Warfa did not confirm or deny it. Instead he emphasized the desperate need of Somalians for assistance. Although some feared a new Kenyan camp would result in more Somalis fleeing to Kenya, Kenya has announced in will open [...]