23 July 2008 – The United Nations envoy to Somalia told the Security Council today that there were limited choices for bringing peace to the violence-wracked Horn of Africa country, but that the time had come to make a final decision on the best possible option. More on Somalia: UN envoy calls on Security Council to take ‘bold, decisive and fast action’

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Army worms, hail and floods are adding to the woes of Ethiopians reeling from high world food prices and a drought that has affected some 4.6 million people, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

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