UN releases 10-mln-USD humanitarian aid to Somalia

MOGADISHU, June 15– The United Nations humanitarian agency has released 10 million U.S. dollars to deliver lifesaving aid to about 640,000 people in Somalia facing a severe risk of famine.

UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said the funds from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will help those already experiencing emergency levels of hunger.