Looting of UN Compounds Renews Energy for Humanitarian Aid in Somalia

(RV - 21 July 09) Gunmen from Somalia's al Shabaab group looted two United Nations compounds yesterday after the al Qaeda-linked militants said they would shut down three U.N. agencies operating in the Horn of Africa nation.

Rozanne Chorlston is acting Humanitarian Coordinator for UN Agencies in Somalia. She says that the aid organizations are determined to restart operations despite this setback...