Secretary Clinton Says U.S. Needs To Help East Africa Prevent Future Crises

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington needs to focus on future measures to prevent the current crisis in East Africa from happening again (0:17)

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WFP: One Third Of Somalis Without Food

World Food Program (WFP) Chief Spokesperson Bettina Luescher says that 2.8 million Somalis, or roughly one third of the country’s population, are going hungry. The majority of those in need live in Southern Somalia, an area increasingly difficult to access for humanitarian organizations. (00:16)

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World Food Program Needs To Feed 6 Million in Horn of Africa

World Food Program Chief Spokesperson Bettina Luescher says her organization will have to feed six million people in the Horn of Africa in the coming months, despite a $190 million budget shortfall. (00:24)

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UN: Somali Armed Group Lifts Restrictions on Aid

UN spokesperson Farhan Haq says the UN welcomes al Shabaab’s decision to allow delivery of humanitarian aid to Southern Somalia, where over a million people are in urgent need of relief due to a devastating food crisis and an escalation in fighting. (00:32)

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An economic reorganization is necessary to stop food crisis

Danny Glover discusses the need for governments to reorganize the economic marketplace to allow farmers to more easily create food for families. (0:55)
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