Eritrea
Newsline
Years of drought put children and women in danger
ASMARA, Eritrea, 9 March 2005 - The people of Eritrea are facing a severe food shortage as the country endures its fourth successive year of drought. Hunger and malnutrition are especially threatening to the lives of children and pregnant or lactating women. Extreme poverty and the incomplete peace process with neighbouring Ethiopia - sometimes referred to as ‘no war, no peace’ - are making the situation even worse.
UNICEF report reveals hardship for children in Eritrea
NEW YORK, 21 July 2004 – Hundreds of thousands of children in Eritrea are living in extreme poverty because of drought and conflict with Ethiopia. A UNICEF report says 425,000 children under 14 are affected with many children under five suffering acute malnutrition.
