http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/22/us-africa-usa-idUSTRE7BL1M620111222
Obama says will boost U.S. aid to Horn of Africa
WASHINGTON | Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:52pm EST
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the United
States would boost its emergency aid to the Horn of Africa by $113
million.
Calling the crisis "urgent," Obama said in a statement that the
additional aid would come on top of the $870 million in assistance the
United States has already provided to help countries hit by the worst
drought in decades.
The crisis has left more than 13 million people at risk of starvation
in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti.
"The heartbreaking accounts of lives lost and of those struggling to
survive remind us of our common humanity and the need to reach out to
people in need," Obama said.
(Reporting By Caren Bohan; Editing by Sandra Maler)
----[Mailing List for Eritrea Related News ]----
Received on Thu Dec 22 2011 - 21:37:40 EST