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Girl, 3, just 10 lbs; 120,000 kids near death

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May 21, 2008
        

Her name means 'plentiful,' but saggy skin dangles from her arms where flesh and muscle used to be. At 3, Bizunesh weighs less than 10 pounds. Her limbs are folded like a praying mantis, and she cannot speak. There are a 120,000 more like Bizunesh, and UNICEF said they will be dead within a month.

                   

Starvation claiming Ethiopia's tiniest

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May 21, 2008
        

Poor rains, soaring global food prices make children mute, skeletal Bizunesh, 3, weighs less than 10 pounds, can't walk or speak 126,000 severely malnourished Ethiopian children urgently need food, medical care Aid agencies appealing for more money to support regular feeding programs SHANTO,...

                   

Drought, food costs leave children skeletal

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May 21, 2008
        

Poor rains, soaring global food prices make children mute, skeletal Bizunesh, 3, weighs less than 10 pounds, can't walk or speak 126,000 severely malnourished Ethiopian children urgently need food, medical care Aid agencies appealing for more money to support regular feeding programs SHANTO,...

                   
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Girl, 3, just 10 lbs; 120,000 kids near death

cnn.com
May 21, 2008
        

Poor rains, soaring global food prices make children mute, skeletal Bizunesh, 3, weighs less than 10 pounds, can't walk or speak 126,000 severely malnourished Ethiopian children urgently need food, medical care Aid agencies appealing for more money to support regular feeding programs SHANTO,...

                   

Ethiopia: UN says six million children threatened by drought in Ethiopia

somalinet.com
May 21, 2008
        

Ethiopia: UN says six million children threatened by drought in Ethiopia Wed. May 21, 2008 09:22 am. - (SomaliNet) The United Nations children's agency warned on Tuesday that a severe drought in Ethiopia threatens up to six million children. "Up to six million children under five years of age are

                   
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Drought sparks new food crisis in Ethiopia

msn.com
May 21, 2008
        

Shanto, Ethiopia: This year's poor rains have nearly killed Bizunesh. Bizunesh, whose name, sadly means ''plentiful,'' is one of the untold numbers of children hit by this year's double blow of drought and skyrocketing global food prices that has brought famine, once...

                   

UN warns Ethopian drought is endangering over 6 million children

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May 21, 2008
        

The United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) says that a severe and persistent drought in Ethiopia is endangering up to six million children under the age of five. The agency added that 126,000 children were already suffering from severe malnutrition and needed urgent therapeutic care. UNICEF...

                   

Food costs strain efforts to save starving Ethiopian children

cnn.com
May 21, 2008
        

Drought and soaring food prices leaves Ethiopian children facing famine UNICEF: Country is facing an open crisis UNICEF is appealing for $50 million for Ethiopia's emergency needs EGU VILLAGE, Ethiopia (CNN) -- A year of drought and soaring food prices has threatened the lives of tens of...

                   

UNICEF Calls for Aid to Ethiopia

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May 21, 2008
        

About 126,000 Ethiopian children need urgent medical care for malnutrition and 6 million under the age of 5 are at risk, UNICEF said Tuesday. The United Nations children's organization said $50 million is needed for medical care and improvements in water and sanitation.

                   

Drought leads to new starvation crisis in Ethiopia

mg.co.za
May 21, 2008
        

This year's poor rains have nearly killed Bizunesh. The rangy three-year-old weighs less than 4kg. Her long limbs, weak and folded like a praying mantis, cannot carry even her slight weight. She cannot speak. She doesn't want to eat. Health officials say she is permanently stunted.