UN chief seeks extra $900m for Somalia

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns country's future 'hangs in the balance between peril and potential'

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Somalia requires an extra $900m (£700m) in aid to cope with one of the worst droughts in decades, the head of the UN announced yesterday, as he called on the world's leaders to support the African country's fight against Islamic militants.

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