Mogadishu, Somalia (UPI) Sep 8, 2011 - The United Nations warns that the famine in war-wracked Somalia is spreading and that 750,000 people could die in the next six months if international aid isn't increased. In famine-struck East Africa a cow costs $1,000 these days. The Arab world, buffeted by political upheaval triggered in January in large part by rising food prices, is facing a new round of food shortages. In s ... more
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Friday, September 9, 2011
East Africa, Arab world face food crisis
East Africa, Arab world face food crisis
Mogadishu, Somalia (UPI) Sep 8, 2011 - The United Nations warns that the famine in war-wracked Somalia is spreading and that 750,000 people could die in the next six months if international aid isn't increased. In famine-struck East Africa a cow costs $1,000 these days. The Arab world, buffeted by political upheaval triggered in January in large part by rising food prices, is facing a new round of food shortages. In s ... more
Mogadishu, Somalia (UPI) Sep 8, 2011 - The United Nations warns that the famine in war-wracked Somalia is spreading and that 750,000 people could die in the next six months if international aid isn't increased. In famine-struck East Africa a cow costs $1,000 these days. The Arab world, buffeted by political upheaval triggered in January in large part by rising food prices, is facing a new round of food shortages. In s ... more
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