Somalia Faces Renewed Food Crisis

The United Nations says Somalia is facing a renewed food crisis due to a lack of rain, rising food prices and continued insecurity. The U.N.'s Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) says 860,000 Somalis are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. It says the crisis is especially critical in rural areas of south-central Somalia and among internally displaced persons.   In a report released Friday, the agency said more than 200,000 Somali children under the age of...

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