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National Wildlife Federation: The UN Refugee Agency. You would've heard in the news recently about a deal between the Australian Government and Malaysia over asylum seekers.

Malaysia has agreed to take hundreds of asylum seekers who enter Australian waters by boat. In return, Australia will take thousands of already processed refugees from Malaysia. So, is it a good deal? UN declares famine in southern Somalia amid worst drought in 60 years. A young child in a pediatric ward adjacent to the Ifo refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya.

UN declares famine in southern Somalia amid worst drought in 60 years

The UN has officially declared famine in two southern Somalia regions with more than 12 million people battling hunger. Photo: Oli Scarff Source: Getty Images Food emergency: A Somali refugee receives treatment in a tented emergency ward of Ifo Hospital, which lies over the border in Kenya. Picture: Getty Images Source: Getty Images THE UN has officially declared famine in two southern Somalia regions as the world slowly mobilises to save the 12 million people battling hunger in the region's worst drought in 60 years.