UN Official Urges Global Aid for Somalia

Publisher:
Al Jazeera English
Publication Date:
18 October 2012
Tags:
Somalia, Aid and Assistance, International Organizations and Africa

Mark Bowden, outgoing United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, has called for increased international aid to the Horn of Africa nation.

With two million people still dependent on food aid, Bowden says the country's food crisis is not dissipating.

Bowden says the international community has "not done enough" to tackle the complex humanitarian challenges the nation faces.

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