UNICEF A call for aid to help Somalia's undernourished children
Somalia is an intolerable place for its 4 million children. Without an effective central government since 1991, two generations have had their childhood shattered by war, famine and disease. Today intensified fighting, drought, and a nutritional crisis threaten to make 2008 one of the worst-ever years for Somalia's forgotten children. It is an appalling prospect.This week new figures from the United Nations Children's Fund show malnutrition on the rise. At a hospital in northern Somalia, Dr Hodan Ahmed is dealing with the human face behind the new numbers. Estimates put the number of those killed by fighting and famine at one million. The number of internally displaced, girls such as 13-year-old Khadi Abdire, has doubled in the last six months, leaving more and more children reliant on international support for survival.
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