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To the Point
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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?

Photo by Oxfam

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Warren Olney

Producers:
Sáša Woodruff, Luke Vander Ploeg, Evan George

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