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Live-saving food supplies reach people in drought-stricken Somalia
24.04.2017 09:17 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Live-saving food supplies have been air-lifted by the UN food agency, WFP, to drought-stricken Somalia for the most vulnerable people, particularly children, UN Radio says referring to the WFP report.
As to the report, many of them are displaced from their homes and have no access to food or cooking facilities.
Reportedly, a cargo aircraft flew from Dubai to Mogadishu on last week Fri, carrying 47 metric tons of high energy biscuits to assist 31,000 people for three days, including critical supplies of medicine donated by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The biscuits are ideally used in emergency situations as they are rich in minerals and vitamins and do not require preparation.
As to the report, as the drought intensifies, particularly in parts of south and north-eastern Somalia, severe food insecurity has spread.
Half of the population, including 330,000 acutely malnourished children, are in need of urgent assistance.
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