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Half of food delivered to Somalia diverted

Source country panorama-am Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:28:00 AM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Food Security & Aid;

Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry people in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local U.N. workers, according to ......

Much of Somalia's food aid diverted, says report

Source country ngrguardiannews Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:01:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Greg Barrow[1]; Peter Smerdon[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Food Security & Aid; Ban Ki-moon; Security Council; Echo;

Thursday, March 11, 2010 Much of Somalia's food aid diverted, says report A NEW report from the United Nations Security Council has shown that up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry Somalis is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local UN workers....

Up to half UN food aid goes astray

Source country abc-au Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:30:00 AM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Echo;

The United Nations has found that up to half the food aid in Somalia is diverted to corrupt contractors, local UN workers and Islamic militants....

Much of Somalia's food aid diverted: U.N. report

Source country ChinaPost Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:51:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Security Council; Food Security & Aid; Echo;

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Much of the food aid intended for Somalia's poor is diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local U.N. workers, according to a Security Council report....

Half of Somalia food aid diverted: UN report

Source country dailytimesPK Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:53:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Amir Abdulla[1];

Other categories: Security Council; Food Security & Aid; Echo;

* Transportation contracts largest source of revenue in Somalia * WFP to probe allegations NAIROBI: Up to half of the food aid intended for needy Somalis is routinely diverted, according to a United Nations report, an extract of which was obtained by AFP Wednesday....

(AHN) Report: Somalia Food Aid Diverted To Corrupt Contractors, Armed Groups

Source country AHN Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:32:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Amir Abdulla[1];

Other categories: Security Council; Food Security & Aid; Echo;

A United Nations group monitoring the arms embargo and humanitarian aid to Somalia claimed in a report that half of food donations intended for 2.5 million poor Somalis was diverted to corrupt contractors and militants. - (AHN)...

[dehai-news] (New York Times) Somalia Food Aid Bypasses Needy, U.N. Study Says

Source country dehai Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:25:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Neil MacFarquhar[2]; Jeffrey Gettleman[2]; Mohamed Osman[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed[1]; Omar Bongo[1]; Ali Bongo[1]; Sharif Shek Ahmed[1]; Amir Abdulla[1]; Al Shabab[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Ban Ki-moon; Security Council; Echo; Humanitarian aid;

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Ali Bongo said: “We have to tell these folks that you cannot go on like this — we know what you are doing, you can’t fool us anymore, so you better stop,”

Somalia Food Aid Bypasses Needy, U.N. Study Says By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and NEIL MacFARQUHAR Published: March 9, 2010 As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local United Nations staff members, according to a new Security Council report....

[dehai-news] The Los Angeles Times: U.N. reports diversion of Somalia aid

Source country dehai Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:25:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Ban Ki Moon[1]; Angeles Times[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Security Council; Food Security & Aid;

U.N. reports diversion of Somalia aid Associated Press March 10, 2010 United Nations - Much of the food aid intended for Somalia's poor is diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local U.N. workers, according to a Security Council report. The findings, not yet made public, were first reported Tuesday by the New York Times....

Half Somalia food aid is stolen, UN report says

Source country telegraph Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:48:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Greg Barrow[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Food Security & Aid; Echo;

Up to half the food aid intended for millions of hungry people in Somalia is stolen by corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local UN workers, according to a leaked UN report....

HALF OF AID IS HIJACKED, SAYS UN

Source country Misna-english Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:07:00 PM CET | info [other]