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Tiny newborn baby with big eyes and a tube in her nose looks at the camera; she is wrapped in blankets and a black plastic bag
The baby in a plastic bag: surviving in Somalia

The baby in a plastic bag: surviving in Somalia

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By Kun Li

Story also available in: العربية Español Français
Fifteen-day-old Faadumo lies quietly with her big, dark eyes wide open. Her tiny head and dainty fists rest on a nest of blankets, starting with a black shawl. A second one adorned with white dots is layered on top. She is then tucked in a bigger, thicker blanket in a maroon and cream color. In between these wrappings is one more layer… Read more →←
A group of people sitting on the ground.
Prolonged drought pushes Somali communities to the brink

Prolonged drought pushes Somali communities to the brink

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By Kun Li

The rains have failed Hawa Ali, a shepherd from Ethiopia, over and over again for three years straight. Before all her animals succumbed to thirst, hunger and disease, she made the decision to join other families in her village and trek to neighbouring Somaliland. Putting the children on donkeys, Hawa and her villagers – all of them… Read more →←
Three young men, arm in arm, backs to the camera.
Never look back: former child soldiers crafting new lives

Never look back: former child soldiers crafting new lives

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By Kun Li

Story also available in: Español Français
Seventeen-year-old Abdi, in the blue overalls of an electrician trainee, is fixing the red and blue electrical wires hooked onto a wooden board. Not far away, one of his fellow trainees has climbed a ladder to check on the florescent light to which Abdi’s wires are connected: It won’t light up. “I used to be brave – a lion –… Read more →←
A family sits together
Hunger still stalks Somali children

Hunger still stalks Somali children

Experts speak

By Kun Li

Story also available in: العربية Français
With so much the world focused on war, terrorism and the plight of a seemingly endless stream of refugees, it is no surprise that the plight of Somali children has been largely forgotten. The last time the country was heavily featured in news headlines was nearly five years ago, when failed rains and failed politics led to famine. By the… Read more →←
Kun Li

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