Drought-stricken Somalia desperate

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Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:36p.m.

Displaced Somali people receive cooked food from a distribution centre in Hodan district, south Mogadishu (Reuters)

Displaced Somali people receive cooked food from a distribution centre in Hodan district, south Mogadishu (Reuters)

It has been six months since a devastating drought hit eastern Africa, but hundreds of thousands of people are still in need of help.

In war-torn Somalia the government has gained back control of the capital Mogadishu.

But that is only encouraged more desperate people to pour in, putting tremendous strain on already stretched resources.

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20 Jan 2012 12:59p.m.

Martin wrote:

I am disabled and have been unable to work for 3 years now. Due to my wife earning over the pitiful well below average wage limit tick box at WINZ I get nothing. I am not complaining as I know that there are people in here in NZ that are poor, undernourashed and uneducated. How about the religious organisations start sponsor a child here. We could vist, check where our money is going and how much is not lost in administration here and overseas and not hear that they have been sponsoring children for overseas 70 years and the problem is still not fixed. Little whatsit who was sponsored 10 years ago is now procreating with thought and a dozen other whatsits are now being sponsored.

19 Jan 2012 11:40p.m.

johnmillan wrote:

Shitty bad luck with Somalia,They want piracy at sea,and holding ships at ransom and the crews,hope they all starve in hell,But National being National will send millions over there to help them.And leave our own people high and dry who are in need.