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Thursday, June 6, 2019
NAIROBI, June 6, (Xinhua / GNA) – The United Nations has allocated $ 45 million on Wednesday
US dollars to avoid the risk of famine in the Horn of Africa.
Mark Lowbad,
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief
coordinator stated that funds from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will be
strengthen emergency humanitarian badistance to drought affected populations in some areas of the
Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are facing serious food problems as a result of
another rainy season missed.
"We need to move to a system in which we act much earlier on
warning signs of drought and hunger to reduce delays and response costs
and reduce the number of deaths and human suffering, "Lowbad said in a statement.
He said the
The CERF allocation will complement the efforts of the three governments through
badistance to men, women, girls and boys, especially the disabled.
Lowbad said
the bulk of the funds, $ 30 million, will go to Somalia where 2.2 million
people are expected to face acute food insecurity by September, more than 40
percent more than in January.
The United Nations official
$ 10 million will be used in the neighboring region of Ethiopia in Somalia
who is experiencing a second consecutive drought season while reeling
effects of the prolonged drought of 2016 and 2017.
He urged donors
increase their support for the drought response, in addition to
badistance to the ongoing national response to internal displacement.
Lowbad said 5
Million Dollars to Complement the Kenyan Government's Safety Net Against Hunger
program where arid and semi-arid regions are severely affected by drought
following a late start of the rains from March to May.
GNA
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