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KUWAIT, July 18 (KUNA) -- Somalia's Ambassador to Kuwait commended Kuwait's
role in assisting Somalis across the African country, suffering from
malnutrition and famine as a result of drought.
Ambassador, Abdulkadir Sheikh Amin, made the comment in a statement shortly
after meeting representatives of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society on Monday.
He said the Kuwaiti aid organisation had expressed readiness toward
providing urgently-needed assistance to drought victims across Somalia, during
discussions between both sides.
Amin described the current living conditions of drought victims in his
country as detrimental.
He also underlined the need for the international community to act fast in
coordination with the Somali government to transport as much as needed of
humanitarian assistance in order to tackle the worst drought to have hit the
region in ten years.
For his part, KRCS chief spokesperson, Abdulrahman Al-Aoun expressed the
organisation's readiness to supply relief assistance to the victims, including
food and medical aid and tents.
The UN World Food Programme has estimated that around 10 million people
require food aid in the country, due to the extreme wave of drought and heavy
armed conflict, he said.
Also, according to UNICEF, as close as two million children are affected by
malnutrition and are in desperate need of this aid. (end)
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