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Rains not enough to spare millions from East, Horn of Africa drought
12.06.2017 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Millions of people within East Africa and Horn of Africa are suffering the worst drought in decades and their number is set to grow because the recent rains «are not good enough», UN Radio says referring to Jeffrey Labovitz, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Regional Director for East and Horn of Africa last week report.
As to Labovitz, the situation within Ethiopia is of particular concern, where 7.8 million people now need humanitarian aid.
Thats more than within Somalia, where 6.7 million are in crisis from drought, which has also affected two million people within Kenya.
«Its widely believed that this crisis will be protracted because the rains are not good enough to mitigate against the bigger problems. Were happy that the rains are happening but it doesnt mean that the needs are fully addressed and in fact theres a lot of consideration that were going to have to look at a much longer term of humanitarian assistance,» he said.
As to him, within the past six months, more than one million people have been displaced amid severe drought conditions within the Horn of Africa and East Africa.
Thus, the IOM is appealing for US$ 60 million to help the worst affected communities and those hosting them.
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