Rising fuel costs and supply disruptions from war in the Middle East could spell catastrophe for Somalia’s children, already reeling from drought, conflict and global budget cuts
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative in Lebanon, Marcoluigi Corsi – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
“Twenty-three days into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, children across the region are paying a devastating price. A further descent into a wider or protracted conflict would be catastrophic for millions more."
UNICEF is devastated and outraged that our colleague Karine Buisset was killed in a reported drone strike on a building housing aid workers in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
