Aid agencies call for more aid in Africa's horn. (Nation).(Brief Article)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: April 4, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

About $350 million in additional food aid is needed to prevent widespread famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea, said heads of U.S.-based international aid organizations. The aid directors said 14 million Ethiopians and 2 million Eritreans--roughly two-thirds of the countries' population--were at risk for starvation unless emergency food aid was immediately allocated for the region.

The directors, Kenneth Hackett of Catholic Relief Services, Kathryn Wolford of Lutheran World Relief and Julius Coles of Africare, were in Ethiopia March 9-14, meeting with staff and government officials. ...

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