Devastating Famine in Somalia
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The United Nations says parts of war-torn Somalia are suffering from a devastating famine, which has already led to tens of thousands of deaths.
Two-year-old Aden Salaad looks up toward his mother, who is unseen, as she bathes him in a tub at a Doctors without Borders hospital, where Aden is receiving treatment for malnutrition in Dagahaley Camp, outside Dadaab, Kenya, Monday, July 11, 2011
AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell
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A malnourished child from southern Somalia holding a piece of bread waits inside a ruined building before transferring to a camp for internally displaced people in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, July 8, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A girl from southern Somalia holds her baby brother outside a makeshift house, Friday, July 8, 2011, in Mogadishu, Somalia
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A malnourished child, who is from southern Mogadishu, lies on a wooden table at Banadir hospital, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, July 8, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A Somali mother holds her child as others sleep on the floor at Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, July 8, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A Somali child, who is from southern Somalia, holds his brother as they wait outside a ruined building before making their way to the internally displaced persons camps in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, July 8, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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Somali refugees sit outside their makeshift home in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, July 8, 2011.
AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor
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Refugees sit outside in an open area at the Dollo Ado refugee camp, Ethiopia, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
AP Photo/ Luc van Kemenade
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An old Somali woman, who is from southern Somalia, holds a malnourished child in her lap, as she waits in a ruined building in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Mohamed Addiwahaab
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An old Somali woman, who is from southern Somalia, waits inside a ruined building, before making her way to the internally displaced camps in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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Somali families arrive in Mogadishu from southern Somalia Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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An old Somali woman, who is from southern Somalia, is helped by his son inside a ruined building, before making their way to the internally displaced camps in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A malnourished child, who is from southern Somalia, lies on the floor at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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Somali families arrive in Mogadishu from southern Somalia Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A child from southern Somalia eats food inside a destroyed building in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A malnourished child, who is from southern Somalia, takes shelter in a destroyed building in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh
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Amina Issack, 27, sits beside her daughter Zeitun Abdille, 3, along with two of her other children that are being treated for severe malnutrition at a hospital operated by the International Rescue Committee, in Hagadera Camp outside Dadaab, Kenya, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell
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A Somali girl, who is being treated for severe malnutrition, pushes away a cup as a woman tries to feed her at a hospital operated by the International Rescue Commission, at Hagadera Camp outside Dadaab, Kenya, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell
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A mother quenches her malnourished child's thirst while waiting for food handouts at a health center in drought-stricken remote Somali region of Eastern Ethiopia, Saturday July 9, 2011.
AP / Luc van Kemenade
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A malnourished boy holds a bottle of water and oil for his mother, who has walked for three days to collect food handouts at a health post in Bisle, in Eastern Ethiopia, Saturday July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/ Luc van Kemenade
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A Somali family from southern Somalia eats food after their first night spent in open grounds without shelter and basic necessities in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sunday, July 10, 2011.
AP Photo Mohamed Sheikh Nor
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A Somali family from southern Somalia eats food after their first night spent in open grounds without shelter and basic necessities in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sunday, July 10, 2011.
AP Photo Mohamed Sheikh Nor
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A woman and her child, both from southern Somalia, wait outside a ruined building in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sunday, July 10, 2011.
AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor
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A child from southern Somalia stands outside a makeshift shelter in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sunday, July 10, 2011.
AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor
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A child from southern Somalia eats a piece of bread inside a destroyed building in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, July 11, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A malnourished child sits on a bed, at Wajir District hospital, Wajir town, Kenya, Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
AP Photo/ Sayyid Azim
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A malnourished child is held in her grandmother's arms at Wajir District hospital, Wajir town, Kenya, Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
AP Photo/ Sayyid Azim
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A malnourished child cries a he is weighed at Wajir District hospital, Wajir town, Kenya, Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
AP Photo/ Sayyid Azim
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Somalis from southern Somalia receive food at a camp in Mogadishu distributed by the Jumbo organization, a local NGO, in Mogadishu, Somalia, after fleeing from southern Somalia, Thursday, July 7, 2011.
AP Photo Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A Somali family from southern Somalia, wait in an open area in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sunday, July 10, 2011.
AP Photo Mohamed Sheikh Nor
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Holding their utensils, Somalis from southern Mogadishu, wait to receive food at a camp in Mogadishu, Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
AP Photo Mohamed Sheikh Nor
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A Somali woman with children from southern Somalia, displaced by drought sits in an open area in a makeshift shelter in a refugee camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
AP Photo Mohamed Sheikh Nor
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Ismail Guleit, 3, a malnourished child from southern Somalia is treated in Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
AP Photo Mohamed Sheikh Nor
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Mohamed Omar, 1, a malnourished child from southern Somalia lies in Banadir hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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Somalis from southern Somalia wait to receive rations at a displacd camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, July 15, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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Somalis from southern Somalia wait to receive rations at a displaced camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, July 15, 2011.
AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor
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Somalis from southern Somalia wait to receive rations at a displaced camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, July 15, 2011.
AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor
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Malnourished children from southern Somalia get treatment in the corridor of the Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, Saturday, July 16, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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Somali women from southern Somalia walk after receiving rations at a displaced camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Friday, July 15, 2011.
AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor
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Nune Abdil, 2, a malnourished child from southern Somalia get treatment in Banadir hospital in Mogadishu, Saturday, July 16, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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Somalis from southern Somalia stand behind barbed wire in a line to receive aid at a refugee camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 16, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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Somali women from southern Somalia holding babies stand in a line to receive aid at a refugee camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 16, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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Somalis from southern Somalia receive food at a feeding centre in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 16, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A Somali malnourised child from southern Somalia wait inside a ruined building, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Mohamed Addiwahaab
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An old Somali man with his son from southern Somalia wait inside a ruined building, before making their way to the internally displaced camps in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
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A Somali from southern Somalia carries his malnourished child at Banadir hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A child from southern Somalia eats food inside a destroyed building in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A malnourished child from southern Somalia lies on the floor at Banadir hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, July 9, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A Somali woman and her child from southern Somalia sit on a road in Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, July 11, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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A Somali child from southern Somalia stands next to makeshift shelter in a puddle of rain water as his family wait inside the shelter in Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, July 11, 2011.
AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh
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