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Somalia: How Aid in Cash, Not Goods, Averted a Famine in Somalia
IPS, 8 September 2017
In February, when the government of Somalia sounded an alarm to the UN about risks of a famine in the country, the UN's Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),… Read more »
How Aid in Cash, Not Goods, Averted a Famine in Somalia
The new expansion of a cash-based strategy, largely owing to Somalia's strong network of money vendors, ultimately formed the basis of a formal team, called the Cash Based Response Working Group 2017.
Des liasses de shillings somaliens dans un bureau de change à Mogadiscio, en Somalie. Des millions de Somaliens comptent sur l’argent envoyé par leurs proches et amis à l’étranger sous la forme de transferts de fonds pour survivre.
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The UN says the worst is over but warns food shortages still loom and could result in a catastrophic situation if international support wanes. Read more »
