Somalia: Canada Gives U.S.$120 Million in Aid for Famine-Hit Countries

Canada's government pledged Can$120 million (US$90 million, 84 million euros) on Friday to help relieve food crises in four countries where 20 million people face starvation and famine.

The funding for afflicted populations in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen came a week after the United Nations launched an urgent appeal for $4.4 billion in aid by July to "avert a catastrophe" in the region.

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