Somalia Relief

Many Somali Famine Victims Afraid To Return Home

AP | By JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 11.26.2011

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DOLO, Somalia -- Lush patches of green dot this once-barren land, allowing goats and camels to graze. A nearby field is full of large, purple onions t...

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Displaced in the Desert

Peter Biro | Posted 01.22.2012

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Doctors Without Borders: Aid Groups Must Admit Much Of Somalia Can't Be Helped

The Guardian | Posted 11.04.2011

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The head of an international medical charity has called on aid agencies to stop presenting a misleading picture of the famine in Somalia and admit tha...

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(TWEETS) Celebs Support Bob-Marley Inspired Somalia Relief Fund

Posted 10.10.2011

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Save the Children's just-launched "I'm Gonna Be Your Friend" campaign adopts Bob Marley's legendary mantra of love, compassion and giving to inspire ...

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Why Somalia Matters

Rev. Larry Hollon | Posted 10.04.2011

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Rev. Larry Hollon

Somalia is not a distant place on the Horn of Africa, nor is the suffering of the Somali people of no consequence to us. I am called to be concerned and to act.

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U.S. Eases Terrorism Rules To Speed Up Aid To Somalia

AP | BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 10.02.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration sought to assure aid groups Tuesday that they can deliver desperately needed food to famine-stricken parts...

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Why Women And Children Need The Most Help In Somalia

Caryl Stern | Posted 10.01.2011

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Last week ⎯ on the dirt, beneath thorn bushes just outside of a refugee camp near the Somalia/Ethiopia border ⎯ a young mother gave birth to a dau...

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Out Of Their Reach: Somali Militant Group Limits Aid Workers' Access To People In Need

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 09.18.2011

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GENEVA — The United Nations said Tuesday it needs further safety guarantees from armed groups in Somalia if it is to help hundreds of thousands ...

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