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FAMINE
ON ONE
HAND …
Famine, epidemics of diseases such as cholera,
drought, internal conflict, tribal wars and political
instability suffered by millions of people have be-
come a normal part of daily life in Somalia. The
help provided by humanitarian aid organizations
is far from resolving the people's difficulties, of-
fering nothing more than a stopgap measure.
Fully 75 percent of Somalis suffer from malnutri-
tion.
