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Ellison, Pelosi urge action to aid Somali famine relief

By | 09.01.11 | 10:47 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

In the last four months, more than 30,000 Somali children under the age of 5 have died during the worst drought in the area in 60 years, according to U.S. government statistics.

GAO: Despite Increased Funding, U.S. Food Aid Declines

By | 09.30.09 | 4:38 pm

Despite a 53 percent in food aid funding over the last two years, the amount of food delivered to address emergencies abroad fell 5 percent over the same span, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office reported Wednesday. GAO is citing as a culprit a U.S. law requiring that almost More…