Australia Pledges Vital Humanitarian Support to the Horn of Africa
Oxfam's been hauling water to parched regions. Over three million souls in Somalia are battling dire food scarcity, with upwards of 700,000 uprooted by the calamity. Snapped by Allan Gichigi/OxfamThe Australian government has pledged more greenbacks for humanitarian relief in the Horn of Africa.On Saturday, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, International Development and the Pacific Minister Pat Conroy, along with Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts declared a new funding package worth 23 million Australian dollars (15.2 million…