Reports

For coverage of this emergency after 1 May 2000 , please see the Horn of Africa Drought complex emergency, or the relevant By Country pages.

Commission on Human Rights 56th session - 28 April 2000 - Afternoon Remarks of Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary General for the World Conference against Racism at the closing of the 56th session…

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND =AD The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is responding to severe drought-related famine in the Horn of Africa, the eastern part of the African continent, which includes Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda. In…

Approximately 8 million people need food in Ethiopia. This number contributes to the estimated 12.8 million people in need throughout the "Horn of Africa", the region encompassing Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan. "The region is cursed with a…

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By Crispian Balmer PARIS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday famine could still be avoided in the Horn of Africa, but admitted the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea was deterring donors from sending aid. ''If those who have the…

The international community has a "rare opportunity" to prevent widespread loss of life from drought in the Horn of Africa, a senior United Nations official said today in a report on her recent visit to the region. Catherine Bertini, the…

What has Canada done for this crisis so far? Canada is sending $16 million of food and emergency supplies to Ethiopia. How much food is Canada sending? Canada is sending 24,000 metric tonnes of food. How many people could that feed?…

Note: New information is underlined. Background The Horn of Africa is currently facing a humanitarian crisis of serious proportions, primarily due to a severe drought. Factors underlying the crisis include the cumulative effects of poor and unreliable rainfall and other shocks…

CIDA's Contribution to Djibouti CIDA's Assistance to Djibouti Since 1995, Canada, through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), has provided almost $5 million in aid to Djibouti. Most of the projects in Djibouti are financed by the Canada Fund for…