United Nations, New York, 29 July 2011 - The United Nations today appealed for a further $1.4 billion to save the lives of some 12 million people across the Horn of Africa stricken by a worsening drought, and to stop the crisis from becoming an "even bigger catastrophe."
"More than 12 million people -- in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti -- are in dire need of help, and the situation is getting worse," said Valerie Amos, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which issued today's appeal. "If we are to avoid this crisis becoming an even bigger catastrophe, we must act now."
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really makes me cry I watched a special on CNN on this really breaks my heart. I wish I could go over and help. No human especially a child deserves to be living in this type of situation. God Bless.
xxleandraxx1 6 months ago
Please the Syrian military and police security forces are killing people, please stop this regime from killing its own people.
HostileNegotiator 6 months ago
It just breaks your heart, doesn't it?
Makimokichi 6 months ago
Sharing the world's resources will save the world from starvation, inequality and war.
vthilton 7 months ago