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| Dozens killed in Mogadishu fighting | |
| 2009-09-02 | |
| [Mail and Globe] At least 50 people were killed and dozens more injured over the week in intense fighting between government troops and rebels in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, the United Nations said Tuesday. If fighting were to continue at current intensity, Somalia's humanitarian situation could further deteriorate, said Elisabeth Byrs, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, noting that half of the country's population already needs aid.
North Somalia, meanwhile, is beset by an "alarming deterioration" in the food and nutrition situation due to a drought. The International Committee of the Red Cross underlined the suffering of children in the country. "Somalia's children have never known what it is like to live in peace; armed violence has ravaged the country ever since they were born," said Ahmed Hassan, who heads the Somali Red Crescent. "Although they have adapted their short lives to the situation, they deserve all the support they can get." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Would you care for a little wager? Point taken ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-09-02 07:50 |
| #2 "75% of the population is suffering half of the time, with the other 2/3rds needing humanitarian support. It's a case where the anguish is 90% mental with the other half being hunger" /Yogi Berra, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-09-02 05:53 |
| #1 The humanitarian situation can't possibly deteriorate further. Would you care for a little wager? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-09-02 04:56 |