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Fighting back famine in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen
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?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPhoto by Oxfam
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Read the story7 minWorld hunger: What's America's role?
Seventy-million people are "food insecure." Famine has been declared already in one country and predicted in three more — in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The UN set a deadline for tomorrow: $4.4 billion for food and water. Less than a tenth has been received despite drought, disease and warfare.
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