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Somalia: The Challenges of Providing Humanitarian Aid

October 14, 2011

Somalia 2011 © Yann Libessart / MSF

MSF teams are running 13 medical-nutritional programs throughout south and central Somalia, but the intricacies of clan rivalries, the absence of an effective government, and general insecurity make it very difficult to reach the level of assistance that is needed.

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