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UN seeks further $900 million for Somalia crisis response

The UN has sought further 900 million dollars this year to meet humanitarian crisis in Somalia. Addressing an international conference on Somalia in London, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for more support for drought-stricken Somalia. <br/><br/>He said growing food insecurity is affecting millions of Somalis. He said some 439,000 people are at risk of famine and more than 6 million are severely food insecure. <br/><br/>Speaking at the conference, Somali President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, said his country needs a robust economic program to fully recover from a quarter-century of war and chaos. <br/>

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