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May 3, 2013

U.N.: Close to 260,000 Died in Somali Famine 
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The United Nations has confirmed nearly 260,000 people died in Somalia's
2011 famine, nearly 5 percent of the country's population. Half of the
dead were young children. In a report, the United Nations faulted global
inaction for worsening the crisis, saying the world failed to heed early
warnings. The United Nations also singled out the militant group
al-Shabaab, which banned aid workers from critical areas where many
died.

 

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