He said discussions with al-Shabab about the safe distribution of food aid were taking place at a local level, and that responses were expected to differ depending on the locality. Downing Street confirms that the prime minister received and responded to a letter from Labour MP Tom Watson last October, in which he had raised concerns about Mr Coulson "If we don't act now, famine will spread to all eight regions of southern Somalia within two months, due to poor harvests and infectious disease outbreaks," said the UN humanitarian co-ordinator for Somalia, Mark Bowden. "What we need is assurances from the World Food Programme and from other agencies, the United Nations or other agencies, both public and in the non-governmental sector, who are willing to go into Somalia who will tell us affirmatively that they are not being taxed by al-Shabab, they are not being subjected to bribes from al-Shabab, She said some of the mothers had walked up to six days with no food to try to find help. But US aid officials say assurances must be given that the insurgents will not interfere with its distribution.37404 13777 25398 38000 10282 36075 29647 16517 17857 11519 31737 45144 47333 6237 29739 48696 49835 13919 14478 40095 25323 48800 2814 18350 20461 4945 31753 16677 38760 10729 19207 44172 20001 37788 19697 8132 18676 24819 24718 14475 38378 7420 48508 2560 13639 40492 28129 42802 9648 37017 6706 14308 35705 43546 15788 38464 10845 6924 17009 4967 3937 12954 27455 7322 41999 37571 24427 9410 36138 21496 29179 24051 38770 49988 1600 17850 257 288 4893 29846 26069 39066 7051 1686 3755 4867 8359 26153 21621 31065 47289 11927 7885 19658 10617 25045 29294 40995 10567 25522 15506 18647 6512 37740 7417 31947 25221 35738 42004 47652 38241 10582 1955 36878 28183 14744 5761 25663 3392 36950 28905 48162 37403 4687 23898 17261 16327 18474 39254 25697 38354 9099 39653 28691 14356 7385 32193 18935 44059 21328 28978 22106 34310 23669 42994 36667 9931 20650 41343 45597 19269 3429 37439 22997 46534 17138 31189 1714 13344 39932 15527 6633 46353 15656 9254 28795 20545 22486 21999 20724 32086 36406 31557 31537 7519 6559 13621 13246 11662 37495 7409 45405 27083 43493 6411 34669 21282 15936 32096 47031 25541 30290 5752 4023 5833 22128 25609 18274 14655 13791 15721 36933 48468 20024 13201 32818 21365 5526 15624 39931 3589 17841 39995 25404 32151 19836 28941 2700 9277 23891 7474 4538 40572 24876 44980 1591 30256 27339 25521 34912 30251 44851 48408 47763 21391 20190 46848 6959 29979 22974 13081 15673 325 42427 43280 7661 40650 29697 21439 35604
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He said discussions with al-Shabab about the safe distribution of food aid were taking place at a local level, and that responses were expected to differ depending on the locality. Downing Street confirms that the prime minister received and responded to a letter from Labour MP Tom Watson last October, in which he had raised concerns about Mr Coulson "If we don't act now, famine will spread to all eight regions of southern Somalia within two months, due to poor harvests and infectious disease outbreaks," said the UN humanitarian co-ordinator for Somalia, Mark Bowden. "What we need is assurances from the World Food Programme and from other agencies, the United Nations or other agencies, both public and in the non-governmental sector, who are willing to go into Somalia who will tell us affirmatively that they are not being taxed by al-Shabab, they are not being subjected to bribes from al-Shabab, She said some of the mothers had walked up to six days with no food to try to find help. But US aid officials say assurances must be given that the insurgents will not interfere with its distribution.37404 13777 25398 38000 10282 36075 29647 16517 17857 11519 31737 45144 47333 6237 29739 48696 49835 13919 14478 40095 25323 48800 2814 18350 20461 4945 31753 16677 38760 10729 19207 44172 20001 37788 19697 8132 18676 24819 24718 14475 38378 7420 48508 2560 13639 40492 28129 42802 9648 37017 6706 14308 35705 43546 15788 38464 10845 6924 17009 4967 3937 12954 27455 7322 41999 37571 24427 9410 36138 21496 29179 24051 38770 49988 1600 17850 257 288 4893 29846 26069 39066 7051 1686 3755 4867 8359 26153 21621 31065 47289 11927 7885 19658 10617 25045 29294 40995 10567 25522 15506 18647 6512 37740 7417 31947 25221 35738 42004 47652 38241 10582 1955 36878 28183 14744 5761 25663 3392 36950 28905 48162 37403 4687 23898 17261 16327 18474 39254 25697 38354 9099 39653 28691 14356 7385 32193 18935 44059 21328 28978 22106 34310 23669 42994 36667 9931 20650 41343 45597 19269 3429 37439 22997 46534 17138 31189 1714 13344 39932 15527 6633 46353 15656 9254 28795 20545 22486 21999 20724 32086 36406 31557 31537 7519 6559 13621 13246 11662 37495 7409 45405 27083 43493 6411 34669 21282 15936 32096 47031 25541 30290 5752 4023 5833 22128 25609 18274 14655 13791 15721 36933 48468 20024 13201 32818 21365 5526 15624 39931 3589 17841 39995 25404 32151 19836 28941 2700 9277 23891 7474 4538 40572 24876 44980 1591 30256 27339 25521 34912 30251 44851 48408 47763 21391 20190 46848 6959 29979 22974 13081 15673 325 42427 43280 7661 40650 29697 21439 35604