Fighting back famine in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen

Hosted by Warren Olney Mar. 30, 2017 National

$In Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, there's an acute shortage of food and clean water, but the UN has received just a fraction of the money needed for the relief or prevention of famine. Will the Trump Administration push for budget cuts rather than make donations?$

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Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Sáša Woodruff, Luke Vander Ploeg, Evan George

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