HELP RED CROSS AND UNICEF HELP VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS

[nancyk58]

Japan Tsunami Appeal

 

March 13, 2011 5:13 pm

 

 

Please give what you can to the Red Cross relief effort

 

 

If, like us, you have been horrified by the coverage of last week's devastating earthquake in Japan, we urge you to donate what you can to the Red Cross's Tsunami Appeal, to assist with their crucial humanitarian work on the ground in Japan. You can do so online at the British Red Cross website ( by clicking here ).

 

Thank you.

 

Coldplay

 

The link on Coldplay.com: http://www.redcross.org.uk/Donate-Now/Make-a-single-donation/Japan-Tsunami-Appeal.

[xxKels]

Thank you , Nancy, for your time and tireless efforts to keep us all here informed. You have deserved your wings! :wings:

[nancyk58]

^You're welcome. Talking of wings, I came to think that I may not be flying on the wings of love, but definitely on the wings of care and compassion.

[nancyk58]

RT @BritishRedCross We are now accepting donations for Japan: http://bit.ly/gAQIJF

 

http://www.redcross.org.uk/japantsunami/?approachcode=68861_twitljapan

[nancyk58]

http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=14233558

 

When clicking this link you are directed to a site with: Ways to help with disaster relief in Japan KNOXVILLE (WATE)

 

Several relief agencies have ways people can contribute to disaster relief in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

 

Call 1-800-RED-CROSS for English or 1-800 257 7575 for Spanish. Or call the Knoxville Red Cross office at 865-584-2999.

 

Text donations

 

Red Cross: You can text "Red Cross" to 90999. This will add a $10 donation to your cell phone bill.

 

Online donations

 

The Red Cross accepts donations online on its website

http://american.redcross.org/site/Pa...e_OnlineGiving

 

or by mail with a form you can print and include with your check. Information on matching gift donations is also available.

 

The Red Cross is one agency that hosts a website:

https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php where people can register themselves as "safe and well" after a disaster. Family members can check this site as well to see who has registered.

[bart]

Please dont give any money to Japan, did we all know today the goverment/bank plouged $183bn into the worlds third largest economy. I am certain they are not short of a cent or two.

 

All we can do on this one is pray and hope for the families whom have lost their loved ones, and ones that need help from the Goverment of Japan get it soon.

 

ALL WE ARE DOING BY GIVING MONEY to these organisations is maitinging their CEO´s 6 fugure wages.

 

Sheep please wake up and smell the coffee and not jump on every ship chris martin seems to brand himself to, in order to beleive your doing a good thing. !

[MartinFan]

Please dont give any money to Japan, did we all know today the goverment/bank plouged $183bn into the worlds third largest economy. I am certain they are not short of a cent or two.

 

All we can do on this one is pray and hope for the families whom have lost their loved ones, and ones that need help from the Goverment of Japan get it soon.

 

ALL WE ARE DOING BY GIVING MONEY to these organisations is maitinging their CEO´s 6 fugure wages.

 

Sheep please wake up and smell the coffee and not jump on every ship chris martin seems to brand himself to, in order to beleive your doing a good thing. !

 

 

Your an idiot!!! I am sure if you cared about these people as you say your "praying for the families" you could send some money to the Red Cross or other charitable organizations, and forget the politics of it and be a humanitarian. Sorry for calling you an idiot, you have your opinions, and I must respect that, but most of us here, are not jumping on the Chris Martin Ship, I have donated to the Red Cross before Chris Martin was even born!

[nancyk58]

Please dont give any money to Japan, did we all know today the goverment/bank plouged $183bn into the worlds third largest economy. I am certain they are not short of a cent or two.

 

All we can do on this one is pray and hope for the families whom have lost their loved ones, and ones that need help from the Goverment of Japan get it soon.

 

ALL WE ARE DOING BY GIVING MONEY to these organisations is maitinging their CEO´s 6 fugure wages.

 

Sheep please wake up and smell the coffee and not jump on every ship chris martin seems to brand himself to, in order to beleive your doing a good thing. !

 

 

I know that JAPAN is the world's third largest economy - a very rich country. But this disaster is quite unprecedented - magnitude 8.9 earthquake followed by 10 m high tsunami followed by explosions in 3 buildings at nuclear power station.

 

Huge sums of money are needed to fix all this.

 

Those surviving the tsunami in the worst affected areas are without food and clean water, their homes are gone. Debris everywhere - infrastructure destroyed inclouding roads so it is difficult to get to the worst-hit areas.

 

So urgent help is needed - also from abroad.

 

Based on this I think that it is good to donate to aid agencies of your own choosing.

[bart]

Your an idiot!!! I am sure if you cared about these people as you say your "praying for the families" you could send some money to the Red Cross or other charitable organizations, and forget the politics of it and be a humanitarian. Sorry for calling you an idiot, you have your opinions, and I must respect that, but most of us here, are not jumping on the Chris Martin Ship, I have donated to the Red Cross before Chris Martin was even born!

 

I tend to give direct money to charity and look for the people in need. I tend to give money to imigrants whom have come from places like Africa/Asia whom have no right to work, and have no option to sell fake goods in the streets of Barcelona, whom if they are lucky might sell a pair of sunglasses or two in a day so they make enough money to feed themselves.

 

One thing proves their case in geninue is they are even grateful for food or fresh water more than money at times and they hardly ever accept things like smokes.

[the_gloaming09]

I donated earlier today

[xxKels]

Oxfam is my organization of choice to donate to, followed by Catholic Charities.

[LoryABjerre]

Japan Earthquake Tsunami Relief

 

 

Japan is in a state of emergency. An 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Japan on March 11, 2011, triggering a deadly tsunami. At the Fukushima nuclear plant, the quake caused massive explosions which threaten surrounding communities. Japanese media report that the death toll is rising. Thousands remain missing in the aftermath of the tragic disasters.

 

 

Save the Children has a team in Sendai, one of the worst-affected areas, establishing an operations base to help the most vulnerable children and their families

 

 

 

http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6621121/k.3D08/Japan_Earthquake_Tsunami_Relief.htm

 

my prayers to all families :cry:

[nancyk58]

DROUGHT IN EAST AFRICA AFFECTING 10 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14060545

 

8 July 2011 Last updated at 13:09 GMT

 

East Africa drought: DEC appeals for funds Advertisement

 

A group of UK aid agencies has launched a joint fund-raising appeal to help more than 10 million people affected by severe drought in the Horn of Africa.

 

Thousands of families in desperate need of food and water have trekked for days from Somalia to the Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Kenya.

 

The drought is the worst in East Africa for 60 years and the UN described it as a "humanitarian emergency".

 

A Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal will be broadcast by the BBC.

 

Comedian Lenny Henry will front the BBC TV appeal while broadcaster Kate Adie will voice the radio version.

 

The British public donated more than £1m to individual charities even before the DEC appeal was launched.

 

Save the Children had received £560,000, Oxfam £277,000 and the Red Cross £150,000.

 

DEC chief executive Brendan Gormley said thousands of destitute people were on the move into Kenya and Ethiopia.

 

More than 1,300 people a day were arriving in the Dadaab camp, already thought to be the world's largest with a population of 350,000.

 

A similar number are crossing into ETHIOPIA.

 

Many of those reaching the camps are severely malnourished children, some of whom have died soon after arriving.

 

'Preventing tragedy'

 

Mr Gormley said: "Slowly but surely, these people have seen their lives fall apart - crops, livestock and now their homes have been taken by the drought," .

 

"They've been left with no alternative but to seek shelter and life-saving help elsewhere.

 

"We have a duty to help quickly before the situation spirals out of control."

 

The UK has pledged £38m ($61m) in food aid to drought-hit Ethiopia - enough to feed 1.3 million people for three months.

 

The DEC appeal will help people in KENYA, SOMALIA, ETHIOPIA and SOUTH SUDAN, which will officially separate from the Republic of Sudan on 9 July.

 

Mr Gormley said: "Of course these people need a long-term solution with investment and political will - but right now it's about preventing a tragedy."

 

Aid agencies, including the Kenyan Red Cross, the Somali Red Crescent and Action Aid, are being helped by local groups to access remote areas with food, water and medical treatment.

 

UK International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell welcomed the appeal launch.

 

He said: "Through no fault of its own, the Horn of Africa is experiencing a severe drought caused by the failed rains.

 

"The British government is already providing vital food to help 1.3 million people - but more needs to be done and we are lobbying other governments to do their bit.

 

"We welcome the DEC appeal to help the 10 million men, women and children caught up in the crisis.

 

"British charities and organisations are on the ground and ready to help, but need this additional support to get emergency supplies to those in desperate need."

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14098646

 

10 July 2011 Last updated at 12:05 GMT

 

Somalis escaping the drought flee to the capital By Martin Plaut

 

Africa editor, BBC World Service

 

Somalis are fleeing the region's worsening drought by going to the capital, Mogadishu, even though it is severely damaged by years of fighting.

 

The government says around 1,500 people arrive in the city every day, but they have little aid to offer them.

 

Ordinary people are providing what help they can, for families sheltered in the ruins of former government buildings.

 

SOMALIA is at the centre of a drought affecting around 10 million people in four countries in the Horn of Africa.

 

There are daily deaths in Mogadishu, with eight people dying overnight in just one area.

 

The rains have begun and with temperature dropping, children and the elderly are becoming ill.

 

Islamist militants of al-Shabab, who control much of the country except for the capital, have established a camp outside Mogadishu for drought victims. But they are discouraging people from crossing into government held areas, or leaving for camps in Kenya and Ethiopia.

 

There, international organisations have set up tents, food stores and clinics.

 

It is not clear why al-Shabab are doing this, but local leaders of civic organisations coping with the drought say the militants are using radio broadcasts to restrict people's movements.

 

Abdullahi Shirwa told the BBC: "They [al-Shabab] are saying over the radio that you cannot go to either Kenya nor to Mogadishu.

 

The head of the United Nations refugee agency, Antonio Guterres, says he wants aid agencies to go into Somalia to help drought victims, if obstacles of security can be overcome.

 

Delivering aid to many areas would involve deals with al-Shabab, which is listed by the US as "terrorist".

 

"There are very severe obstacles and links to security that need to be removed, but I think it is essential to move in that direction," Mr Guterres said.

[nancyk58]

UNICEF: 500,000 CHILDREN IN EAST AFRICA AT RISK OF STARVING TO DEATH

 

UNICEF wants extended assistance & aid in the region in the Horn of Africa.

 

AS MANY AS 2 MILLION CHILDREN NEED FOOD AID.

 

The crisis is not restricted to the thousands of refugees from SOMALIA who are seeking refuge in the neighbouring countries. Affected are also millions of peasants in KENYA and ETHIOPIA. It is the worst drought for 60 years.

 

Text-TV on German ZDF

 

 

THE UN: MILLIONS AFFECTED BY DROUGHT DISASTER IN EAST AFRICA

 

"It will take another 4-5 months before a harvest can take place", said Anthony Lake, the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). "We have a huge task before us".

 

"In many regions, people are already too weak or too poor to look for help. Several factors have triggered the crisis", Mr Lake said. "The conflict in SOMALIA, the increase in petrol/gas prices as well as the increase in food prices and the fact that the rain did not come".

 

Text-TV on German ZDF

[nancyk58]

NEWS IN RELATION TO THE SITUATION IN EAST AFRICA ON 3 AUGUST 2011

 

 

UNICEF ASKS AIRLINES FOR HELP

 

- "Quick help is double help", says Steen Andersen, who is the secretary-general in Unicef, Denmark.

 

Unicef asks the airlines for assistance with transporting the emergency aid to the drought-stricken and totally crisis-stricken East Africa.

 

Without prompt assistance, 700,000 children in the Horn of Africa are at risk of starving to death within the next couple of weeks.

 

Lufthansa, British Airways and Virgin are already assisting Unicef after having received the untraditional appeal.

 

We have no pledges from Danish airlines - yet", says Steen Andersen.

 

(Text-TV on Danish DR1)

[nancyk58]

Article from Danish free paper Urban dated 5.8 - [email protected] - translated by nancy Boysen

 

500,000 CHILDREN ARE DYING

 

UP TO 10 MILLION PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY MASSIVE DROUGHT IN EAST AFRICA, AND SHORTAGE OF EMERGENCY AID MEANS THAT HUNDRED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ARE IN ACUTE MORTAL DANGER

 

The life of 3-year-old Aden is threatened. For days he has been fleeing in very hot weather. Without water and food. His mother died of starvation during the escape from the southern Somalia.

 

Now he is staying in the refugee camp Dadaab together with his father Abdille, his two sibblings and his paternal grand-mother.

 

The camp is packed with malnourished children. Many are so weak that they have to be fed via a probe. Several of them are not going to survive, but their chance of survival is better than is the chance of survival for the children still being in drought-stricken Somalia.

 

The United Nations estimates that up to 500,000 children are malnourished as a consequence of the drought.

 

"There is a great risk of 500,000 children dying within few weeks", says Steen Andersen who is director for Unicef. *)

 

Apart from hunger and shortage of fluid (water), the children are affected by a number of sequelas. Skin problems, eye problems and nails falling off - sufferings caused by malnourishment.

 

The aid agencies also fear that a measle epidemic will spread quickly in the drought-stricken areas.

 

"In these areas, measles is just as dangerous as hunger itself", says Steen Andersen.

 

EMERGENCY AID MUST ARRIVE IN TIME

 

If the children are to survive, it is very decisive that food, medicine and vaccines reach the destination in time.

 

Red Cross has handed out food to 162,000 people in Somalia, but now the stocks in Kenya and Somalia are empty.

 

"Unless we receive more money, children will die. I do not know how many, but there is no doubt that the lives of thousands of children are threatened", says Stefan Islandi who is deputy head for Danish Red Cross's department in Somalia.

 

A total of 10 million people are presumably affected by the East-African drought. In Somalia alone, about 3.5 million people are presumably affected.

 

Food for around 200,000 people are underway by ship and trucks, but it might take some weeks before the food reaches its destination.

 

It is very difficult to get the supplies of emergency aid to the needy, because some parts of Somalia are controlled by the al-Quada-linked militsia, Al-Shabaab.

 

AIRLINES ASSISTING

 

Unicef estimates that there is a total need of 300 million dollars in emergency aid for the drought-stricken areas in the Horn of Africa.

 

So far Unicef has collected about 100 million dollars, and Unicef's warehouses (stocks) are full of food and probe food waiting to be flown into Africa.

 

UNICEF has asked a number of airlines to make aircrafts available. Lufthansa, British Airways, UPS and Virgin have responded positively according to Unicef.

 

Also ordinary Danes have supported the droughtstricken Africans. Until 5 August the Danes have donated 5 million Danish kroner to Unicef and 6 million Danish kroner to Red Cross.

 

The donations correspond to the Pakistan collections in 2010, but do not reach the HAITI collection to which the Danes donated 27-28 million Danish kroner to Unicef alone.

 

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*) Steen Andersen is the Secretary-General of UNICEF, Denmark

[nancyk58]

NEWS IN RELATION TO NATURAL DISASTERS ON 5 OCTOBER 2011

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15178872

 

5 October 2011 Last updated at 07:14 GMT

 

Thailand floods: More than 200 die, temples threatened

 

More than 200 people have died in monsoon flooding in Thailand since mid-July, officials say.

 

More heavy rain is forecast, reservoirs are at full capacity and rivers are overflowing.

 

Water has inundated 58 of Thailand's 77 provinces, with 25 still badly hit.

 

Huge tracts of farmland are submerged, threatening this year's rice crop.

 

Water is also lapping at the walls of Buddhist temples in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, a World Heritage Site.

 

Officials are struggling to drain water from one of the ancient city's best known temples, Wat Chaiwatthanaram, after a makeshift dyke on the Chao Phraya river was breached.

 

'Worst ever seen'

 

The northern city of Chiang Mai, another popular tourist destination, has also been badly hit by floods.

 

The capital Bangkok has so far been spared, but it is under threat as Tropical Storm Nalgae is expected to bring more rain in the next few days.

 

Flooding has affected more than two million people.

 

"The current flood situation is the worst that I have ever seen and it will last until the first week of November," said independent flood expert Royal Chitradon, the director of Thai Integrated Water Resource Management.

 

The government says it will draft a plan to improve prevention measures and warning systems.

 

But the BBC's Southeast Asia correspondent, Rachel Harvey, says the new administration is under pressure to get a grip on the current crisis before planning for the future.

 

 

From other news sites

 

Al Jazeera : Hundreds killed in Southeast Asia floods

 

France24: THAILAND: Three-quarters of Thailand affected by worst floods in decades

 

Indian Express : 'Worst' Thai floods kill 224, threaten Bangkok

 

NEWS.com.au : Thailand's 'worst' floods leave 224 dead

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15180670

 

5 October 2011 Last updated at 11:08 GMT

 

Somali famine: Red Cross aid push in Islamist areas

 

The International Red Cross has begun a huge distribution of aid to one million people in famine zones in Somalia controlled by Islamist militants.

 

A continuous operation will transport the food in lorries from the coast deep into areas controlled by al-Shabab.

 

The Red Cross says it is its biggest such operation anywhere in the world.

 

It followed difficult negotiations with al-Shabab, which banned many Western aid agencies from its territory two years ago.

 

The UN has declared a famine in six regions of Somalia - mostly in al-Shabab areas.

 

Tens of thousands of people have fled to seek food aid in the capital, Mogadishu, which is ruled by the weak interim government, or in camps in neighbouring Kenya and Ethiopia.

 

Last month, al-Shabab began moving people out of displacement camps, run by local charities in Islamist areas, and returning them to their villages.

 

The group said it wanted people to prepare land ahead of the rainy season.

 

But no crops are expected to be ready for harvest until January and aid workers said a massive food distribution operation would be needed for months to come.

 

The Red Cross has worked in Somali for 20 years - and it said it used this track record to negotiate access with the Islamists.

 

Red Cross spokesman Geoff Loane told the BBC its operation was a three-month distribution, targeting vulnerable people like farmers and pastoralists.

 

The organisation will also provide seed to nearly a quarter of a million farmers, so that they can begin to recover from the region's worse drought in 60 years.

 

"If all goes well, hopefully these farmers will be able to harvest some crops by the end of the year," Mr Loane said.

 

BBC Africa analyst Martin Plaut says if the transportation operation is successful it could break the back of the famine.

 

The UN estimates that in September half of the four million Somalis in need received food aid. With the Red Cross reaching another million or more, it could mean that three-quarters of the victims of the famine and drought will be helped.

 

To this should be added money sent home by the Somali diaspora and aid from Islamic organisations, our analyst says.

[nancyk58]

UNICEF sends emergency supplies to flood affected areas in Philippines

 

http://www.unicef.org/emerg/media_60001.html

 

BULACAN, Philippines, 6 October 2011 – UNICEF Philippines today delivered 3,000 hygiene kits and 3,000 water kits to stricken families in Bulacan and Pampanga through the local government units and DSWD Central Luzon Office. UNICEF Philippines Country Representative Vanessa Tobin together with an emergency team is visiting the area to assess the situation and better understand the situation of children and families on the ground.

 

“I'm impressed by the effective organisation of many local government workers alongside NGOs and private sector,” said UNICEF Country Representative Vanessa Tobin as they visited flooded areas in Bulacan and Pampanga. “Supplies are getting through but we need to be vigilant to monitor childhood diseases as well as getting schools reopened and getting children back to learning.”

 

With communication and power lines down and access to flooded areas difficult, food, emergency shelter, medical supplies, water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) and non-food items are the most urgent needs. UNICEF distributed water kits composed of water containers, pails and water purification tablets, and hygiene kits composed of water jugs, nail cutters, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, and sanitary napkins.

 

“Large areas of stagnant water are a danger in many ways: risks of dengue, risks of diarrhea and other infectious diseases are a big threat to young children.” said Tobin.

 

UNICEF is participating in a joint needs assessment today (Thursday) with the government to better assess the nutrition and water and sanitation needs of families affect by the floods. UNICEF also plans to conduct a rapid needs assessment in Region 2, to further understand the situation of children and women in Cagayan and Isabela. UNICEF is in close coordination with the government and emergency response groups to provide basic supplies and services.

 

Typhoon Nalgae, locally known as Quiel, hit the Philippines on 1 October and traced its path over the devastation left by Typhoon Nesat (locally known as Pedring) on 28 September across northern and central Luzon. Sixteen provinces were affected by Typhoon Nalgae in four Regions, which were hit four days earlier by Typhoon Nesat (Pedring) that affected 34 Provinces. The eight hardest hit areas by Typhoon Nalgae were Bulacan, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Ifugao, Isabela, Nueva Ecija, Quirino and Aurora Provinces. Around 1.5 million children are affected by both typhoons.

 

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported a total of 59 typhoon related deaths this past week, four deaths from Typhoon Nalgae and 55 deaths from Typhoon Nesat, as of 4 October. Flood waters have receded in the majority of the typhoon affected areas. However, isolated areas due to floods remain in Bulacan and Pangasinan Provinces that were hardest hit by Typhoon Nalgae on 1 October. In Bulacan Province, NDRRMC confirmed that four Municipalities remain under water including Calumpit (29 Barangay), Hagonoy (26 Barangay), Pulilan (4 Barangay) and Paombong (14 Barangay).

 

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[nancyk58]

UNICEF: 1 MILLION CHILDREN AT RISK OF MALNOURISHMENT AND STARVATION IN THE SAHEL ZONE

 

 

UNICEF - United Nations' organization for children - sounded the alarm yesterday, Friday 27 January, 2012:

 

1 MILLION CHILDREN IN THE SAHEL ZONE along Sahara's southern border ARE AT RISK OF ACUTE MALNOURISHMENT VERY SOON.

 

UNICEF asked for 67 MILLION DOLLARS to deal with this situation. The money is to go to people in the 8 countries in the Sahel zone haunted by drought, attacks of insects, bad harvest and armed conflicts.

 

If nothing is done, the situation may become just as difficult as in Somalia according to UNICEF.

 

Source: Swedish text-TV (SVT text)

[nancyk58]

RED CROSS ASKED TO LEAVE SOMALIA

 

The International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) has been ordered to close its offices and to stop all humanitarian work in the war-ravaged and hunger-hit provinces in the southern Somalia.

 

The islamistic group al-Shabaab says that it has decided to "terminate the contract2 with the ICRC, because it has distributed food that was too old - the date expiry was passed according to al-Shabaab - and "the ICRC has wrongly accused the mujahedin of preventing the distribution of food".

 

The islamists in al-Shabaab control great parts of the central and southern Somalia.

 

Source: Danish DR Text-TV on 30 January, 2012

[nancyk58]

RED CROSS ASKED TO LEAVE SOMALIA, BUT DOES NOT GIVE UP

 

The islamistic al-Shabaab militsia has asked Red Cross to leave Somalia.

 

This means that 1.1 million malnourished people are at risk of starving to death. So the general-secretary of Danish Red Cross, Anders Ladekarl, says to DR News.

 

This means that the children and adults who are 100 percent dependent on our supplies will get no food!!

 

This also means that the 2 big hospitals run by us in Mogadishu will not get supplies - and that the many clinics for malnourished children and their mothers do not get medicine or food. This will have grave consequences, says Anders Ladekarl.

 

Source: Danish text-TV on DR on 31 January, 2012

[purplemonkeyz232]

^ That's really awful. I don't understand why they're being forced to leave...

[nancyk58]

^I am afraid that the al-Shabaab militsia might want to starve the population. Maybe the militsia has some food for them provided that the young boys and men join the militsia. Join and you and your family can get food - OR you will starve to death.

 

Very sad situation, indeed!

[nancyk58]

NEWS IN RELATION TO NATURAL DISASTERS ON 20 MARCH, 2012

 

 

15 MILLION THREATENED BY SHORTAGE OF FOOD

 

The United Nations estimates that more than 16 million people will be hit by food shortage in West Africa.

 

The food shortage has started to cost the lives of children in Tchad.

 

UNICEF is getting ready to treat more than 1 million children for serious malnourishment.

 

The aid agencies are working hard to avoid that the crisis gets much worse during the next couple of months and have asked the world community for support / donations.

 

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs aka. OCHA has received 218 million dollar, but has asked for more than 1 billion dollars.

 

Source: Norwegian text-TV (NRK)

[nancyk58]

You can contribute to Unicef's work in the Horn of Africa that has been hit by a long period of drought and ensuing famine by donating to http://www.unicefusa.org