Some 3.2 million Somalis are expected to benefit from 7.5 million pounds (USD11.2 million) the U.K. Department for International Development is sending to the conflict-torn country. The aid, which includes emergency food, medicine and clean water, will be distributed through the U.N. Humanitarian Response Fund and will be distributed by the International Committee of the Red Cross and UNICEF.
The U.K. has also earmarked 5.8 million pounds for a new program that aims to promote stability and peace in Somalia. The funds would support local peacebuilding and reconciliation efforts between feuding communities and clans.
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