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SOMALIA: Famine Spreads: 29,000 Young Children Perish


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Cal
- 201 days ago - news.mongabay.com
As the UN announces that famine has spread in Somalia to three additional regions (making five in total now), the US has put the first number to the amount of children under 5 who have so far perished from starvation in the last 90 days: 29,00



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Dandelion G. (256)
Thursday August 4, 2011, 6:49 pm
While the world talks about what to do lives are lost. Some people just can't wait until the so called "leaders" get it together. Very sad and it is at times like these I feel so powerless to do anything to really help.
 

J M A. (173)
Thursday August 4, 2011, 7:44 pm
IT IS SO TRULY APPALLING THAT THERE IS SUCH ENORMOUS IMBALANCE ON OUR PLANET, A FEW SO
FILTHY RICH, WHILE SO MANY CHILDREN ARE DYING FOR LACK OF WATER. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW MANY OF THOSE WHO HAVE SO MUCH, DON'T CARE AND DON'T SHARE AND ARE JUST LETTING THESE BABIES DIE. IT IS SORELY AMORAL. IN THESE SO VERY DARK & TROUBLED TIMES, WITH THESE HUMAN CRISES SO DEBILITATING, WE WHO CARE MUST HOLD OUR FAITH, HOPE & LOVE EVER HIGHER FOR ALL TO SEE! MAYBE A MIRACLE WILL HAPPEN!
 

Jytte Nhanenge (49)
Friday August 5, 2011, 3:07 am
Please also sign Avaaz petition about Somalia posted by ZoeEllen here http://www.care2.com/news/member/237672435/2894093
 

Rebecca T. (10)
Friday August 5, 2011, 8:37 am
Of course this is tragic situation, but unless we unite as a global community to promote and provide education and birth control and lessen our demands on our planet, such tragedies will continue and only increase.
 

Henriette Matthijssen (257)
Friday August 5, 2011, 11:13 am
This situation is escalated due to the FEW ELITES & Government that have no conscience & only look out for their own! WE the people & the rest of the world are considered ants to be exterminated & this is done through withholding of food & killing in wars. There are no terrorist amongst us, but we have leaders that are the terrorist on us & until we put a STOP to this by IMPEACHMENT of such Government what is happening in Somalia is coming next to your home town. They will not STOP until 95% of this world population is perished through wars/starvation! This is their NWO agenda! Why do so many not see this for what it is! Be awakened & aware so Help you God!
 

. (0)
Friday August 5, 2011, 12:17 pm
Noted. . .Thanks. . .
 

Vicynthia Tjahjadi (39)
Sunday August 7, 2011, 5:33 am
Noted. Thank you.
 

Ginger Strivelli (18)
Sunday August 7, 2011, 9:23 am
I've donated to the World Food programe twice in the last couple fo weeks and asked everyone I know to do so...just a ew dollars makes a big difference there ya know.
 

Stella Offline W. (235)
Monday August 8, 2011, 2:24 pm
Thanks for posting Cal - it is so very, very sad!
 

Sara L. (23)
Tuesday August 9, 2011, 6:38 am
noted
 
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