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UK gives Ethiopia 30m to fight drought similar in scale 1984 crisis
2015-12-23 13:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The UK will provide an extra 30m in aid for Ethiopia, where a prolonged drought means that more than 18 million people will need urgent relief in the next year, according to the Department for International Development (DfID). Half of the cash is earmarked for the UNS World Food Programme to supply emergency food supplies to around 1.9 million people, while 14m will go to a pooled fund that can be accessed by UN agencies and NGOs providing emergency water and healthcare. The funding was...
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