Meanwhile, in Somalia, the United Nations is also warning US-imposed aid restrictions are limiting humanitarian relief efforts. The US reduced funding for Somalia last year, citing concerns aid was being diverted to Islamist rebels. The move left the UN one-third short of its funding needs for Somalia in 2009. On Wednesday, the UN’s humanitarian official in Somalia, Mark Bowden, criticized what he called “the politicization of humanitarian issues” and said there’s no evidence the rebels are seizing aid.