Somalia, UN Need Over U.S.$1 Billion to Support 3 Million People

Somalia's federal authorities and international partners today launched a plan requiring more than $1 billion to provide much-needed humanitarian aid to some three million Somalis this year.

"As we launch this plan, we must reflect on the nature of the humanitarian crises that Somalia continues to suffer. Just a couple of months ago, more than half a million people were affected by floods that inundated large areas of the country - while most of those who were affected have returned home, many continue to struggle to rebuild their lives," the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, said at the launch in the capital, Mogadishu.

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