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Actress Sienna Miller, International Medical Corps Global Ambassador, Calls for Greater Attention to Humanitarian Crisis in East Africa Following Visit to Ethiopia

Published in Drug Law Weekly, September 20th, 2011

2011 SEP 20 -- Actress and International Medical Corps Global Ambassador Sienna Miller returned this week from visiting International Medical Corps' nutrition programs in the Dolo Ado camps in eastern Ethiopia, an area largely inaccessible by media. More than 120,000 Somalis - 30 percent of whom are malnourished - are seeking refuge here from the crippling effects of drought, famine, and conflict. With six regions of Somalia now facing famine, Miller is calling for greater attention to the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today where more than 12.4 million people throughout East Africa require relief.

"Without immediate humanitarian intervention, more...

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