Khaleej Times (AFP)
14 February 2008

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GENEVA - Thousands of children in war-torn Somalia risk dying from the insecurity, famine and sickness as the country’s humanitarian crisis worsens, the United Nations children’s agency warned on Thursday.

“Unless we are able to address the very basic needs of water and food you will see a time bomb soon exploding in Somalia,” said Christian Balslev-Olesen, UNICEF’s representative for the country.

“If we are not able to do so, these kids will die,” he told journalists.

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