Allan Jury is with the World Food Program. He said the situation is worsening and pleads for better access inside the Horn of Africa nation.

艾伦。朱瑞是世界粮食计划署的官员。他说，情况在恶化，他呼吁索马里让救援人员能够更容易地进入这个非洲之角国家。

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The WFP will continue providing food in the rest ofthe Horn of Africa nation, including the capital, Mogadishu, reaching1.8 million people, the organization said.

该组织申明，世界粮食项目会继续向非洲之角地区的其它国家提供食品援助，包括索马里首都摩加迪沙在内，覆盖了180万民众。

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The country has lacked an effective central government since 1991, with portions of the Horn of Africa nation left lawless.

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World leaders met in London in February to address terror and conflict in the Horn of Africa nation and seek ways to resolve other critical problems, including famine and weak leadership.

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"The Somali government will assist in any way it can in the capture and the arrest of the kidnappers who murdered her husband and kept her hostage since September 2011, " he said, urging assistance from the international community in thwarting the extremism and piracy plaguing the Horn of Africa nation.

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