
Clay Aiken posted a blog today on the Huffington Post titled: Progress in Somalia Despite Difficult Circumstances.
In it he gives an update on the situation in Somalia.
[...]Last year, in my role as UNICEF Ambassador, I spent five days in northwest Somalia. There's no question that years of civil war and a defunct central government has left much of this nation dangerously unstable. In fact, half the population of Somalia remains internally displaced and in a state of humanitarian emergency.However, he informs us that there is hope for the future. Please continue reading here and consider contributing to helping the children in Somalia.
This tragic reality affects an estimated 3.6 million people, half of whom are children. Over 1.5 million are displaced as a result of conflict, largely between Islamic extremists and government forces. Not only is this population burdened by violence and instability, but also extreme poverty and recurrent food shortages.[...]
