New Agression Against Aid Workers in Somalia

(31 July 09 - RV) UNICEF is gravely disturbed by the new wave of aggression and hostilities against humanitarian aid work in Somalia which is putting lives of Somali children and women at great risk and further compounding their extreme and already protracted suffering by hampering their access to crucial life-saving services. We spoke to UNICEF Somalia communications officer, Denise Shepherd Johnson, who revealed the disturbing reality of child mortality rates in the horn of African nation: