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Somalia’s Hunger Crisis Deepens | Philadelphia News
Somalia is in the grips of a catastrophic hunger crisis, with six million people starving—most critically, nearly two million children under five facing acute malnutrition. The World Food Program, operating on just 10% of its 2022 funding, can barely provide lifesaving nutrition to the most vulnerable. Cuts in international aid and diverted resources leave millions without help, as families displaced by drought and war trek miles with starving children, some having gone days without food. Health centers are overwhelmed, treating hundreds daily, while officials warn this is an emergency that…
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