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UN Official Says World Failing Somali IDPs Walter Kalin issues plea to the world to redouble efforts to assist those forced from their homes in Somalia Top Nigerian Ruling Party Official Pledges Fast Reconstruction of Niger Delta Chief James Ibori says President Umaru Yar’Adua understands the needs of the people of the Delta AIDS Vaccine Research Benefits from Upstream Science Paris conference reviews how basic science discovers new tools for vaccine development Official says Agricultural Development Key to Prosperity for Africa Development group's chief, Ibrahim Mayaki, says help needs to be given to small farmers since majority of Africans live in rural areas UN: More Investment in Agriculture Needed to Tackle World Hunger Official says more than one billion people are going hungry because of under-investment in agriculture during past two decades Thousands Of Angolans Expelled From DRC In Need Of Aid Close to 30,000 living in reception centers near Congolese border US, East African Nations Begin Major Military Exercise US military says exercise part of on-going efforts by US, regional allies to improve coordination, response to humanitarian emergencies