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US urges donors to give far more as Somalia faces famine

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, left, meets with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, center, accompanied by U.S. ambassador to Somalia Larry Andre, right, in Mogadishu, Somalia Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia in nearly a decade is urging the world's distracted donors to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she calls "the ultimate failure of the international community." (AP Photo/Cara Anna) The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, center, is welcomed by U.S. ambassador to Somalia Larry Andre, center left, on her arrival in Mogadishu, Somalia Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia in nearly a decade is urging the world's distracted donors to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she calls "the ultimate failure of the international community." (AP Photo/Cara Anna) The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, right, sits on a military transport plane as it prepares to depart from Mogadishu, Somalia Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia in nearly a decade is urging the world's distracted donors to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she calls "the ultimate failure of the international community." (AP Photo/Cara Anna) The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, second right, meets with humanitarian officials in Mogadishu, Somalia Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia in nearly a decade is urging the world's distracted donors to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she calls "the ultimate failure of the international community." (AP Photo/Cara Anna)
US urges donors to give far more as Somalia faces famine