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Article: UN: United Nations agencies appeal for $65.7 million for Somalia.
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- December 15, 1998
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M2 PRESSWIRE-15 December 1998-UN: United Nations agencies appeal for $65.7 million for Somalia (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD3
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The United Nations today issued an appeal for $65.7 million to provide humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable groups in Somalia. This appeal proposes actions to mitigate the current food crisis in central and southern Somalia affecting at least 1 million persons, more than 300,000 of whom are at very high risk.
During 1999, the appeal programme aims at increasing food security, ensuring that at least a minimum standard of basic health, nutrition, water and sanitation services will be ...