US assesses humanitarian situation in Somalia

A senior U.S. team including Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, and U.S. Agency for International Development chief Rajiv Shah would travel to Kenya this weekend to assess the situation in Somalia where al-Shabaab militants hinder deliveries of humanitarian aid. On 04.08.2011 the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Somalia's militants to allow food aid to move freely into famine-hit areas and help saving lives.