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Press releases
UNICEF urges donors to support drought
appeal for Horn
Wednesday, 7 June 2000: UNICEF urged international donors to support the urgent
appeal made today by the United Nations for drought relief in the Horn of
Africa.
Humanitarian crisis looming in Eritrea
Friday, 19 May 2000: UNICEF warned today of a looming humanitarian crisis
in Eritrea, where the government estimates that as many as 1 million people
have been displaced within the last week due to the conflict with neighboring
Ethiopia.
For the Horn, every day counts
Friday, 5 May 2000: UNICEF today urged government and individual donors to
continue giving generously to drought victims in the Horn of Africa, saying
that millions of dollars of additional support is needed to save the lives
of children in the next few months and to lessen the impact of future droughts.
It's not too late for the Horn
Tuesday, 18 April 2000: UNICEF said today that it is "by no means too late"
to save the lives of millions of children and women in the Horn of Africa
but added that "immediate action is crucial" and that "no time can be lost
to red tape or political inaction."
Poor donor response to Ethiopian emergency
Friday, 7 April 2000: Critical, life-saving health and nutrition interventions
planned for children and women affected by the current drought emergency in
Ethiopia are being undermined by poor donor response to non-food humanitarian
interventions, said UNICEF Ethiopia Senior Programme Officer, Rodney Phillips,
today.
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