The U.N. World Food Program is due to begin an emergency airlift of food to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa Tuesday. The WFP said Monday that planes will carry food to the Somali capital of Mogadishu, eastern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya, near the border with Somalia. WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran said this will be […]
UN Set to Begin Food Airlift to Horn of Africa
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
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Airlift of Food for Somalia and Horn of Africa to Begin Tuesday
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. World Food Program will begin airlifting food to Somalia Tuesday. WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran says this will be the first airlift of food since the U.N. declared a famine in two parts of Somalia last week. The United Nations says “massive” action is needed to save millions of people living in the […]
Airlift of Food for Somalia and Horn of Africa to Begin Tuesday
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. World Food Program will begin airlifting food to Somalia Tuesday. WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran says this will be the first airlift of food since the U.N. declared a famine in two parts of Somalia last week. The United Nations says “massive” action is needed to save millions of people living in the […]
Airlift of Food for Somalia and Horn of Africa to Begin Tuesday
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. World Food Program will begin airlifting food to Somalia Tuesday. WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran says this will be the first airlift of food since the U.N. declared a famine in two parts of Somalia last week. The United Nations says “massive” action is needed to save millions of people living in the […]
UN Says Massive Action Needed to Save Africa Drought Victims
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says “massive” action is needed to save millions of people living in the Horn of African from starvation. And it announced that it will begin an airlift of food aid into the Somali capital, Mogadishu, as well as eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya on Tuesday. The U.N. World Food Program held an […]
UN Sets Donors Conference for Horn of Africa Drought
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations is seeking $1.6 billion from donors to help millions of drought victims in the Horn of Africa. U.N. officials say a donors conference will be held Wednesday in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as the world body races to get life-saving aid to more than 11 million people in need. The donors conference was […]
UN Sets Donors Conference for Horn of Africa Drought
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations will seek $1.6 billion from donors this week to help millions of drought victims in the Horn of Africa. U.N. officials say a donors conference will be held Wednesday in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as the world body races to get life-saving aid to more than 11 million people in need. The U.N. […]
World Bank Commits $500 Million to Horn of Africa Drought
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
The World Bank has committed more than $500 million in rapid response aid to Horn of Africa drought victims. World Bank President Robert Zoellick said in a statement Monday it is important to “act fast to reduce human suffering.” The money will fund both short- and long-term projects in East African nations that include Ethiopia, […]
UN Calls Emergency Drought Meeting
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations is holding an emergency meeting Monday to discuss ways to address the drought crisis in the famine-struck Horn of Africa, a day after Australia joined international calls for aid to the region. The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization says the meeting in Rome will include ministers and senior representatives of its member […]
Australia Adds to Pleas of Aid for Somalia
Posted July 24th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Australia has joined a growing international chorus of pleas for aid to the famine-struck Horn of Africa. Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said failure by the international community to provide aid would mean the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Somalis, mostly children. Rudd was in Somalia to appeal to the world to help avoid […]
