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UNThe UN has sought further 900 million dollars this year to meet humanitarian crisis in Somalia. Addressing an international conference on Somalia in London, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for more support for drought-stricken Somalia.

He said growing food insecurity is affecting millions of Somalis. He said some 439,000 people are at risk of famine and more than 6 million are severely food insecure.

Speaking at the conference, Somali President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, said his country needs a robust economic program to fully recover from a quarter-century of war and chaos.

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