UN conference pledges $2.4 bn to avoid Horn of Africa famine
The sum is considerably less than the $7 billion the UN says is needed for the Horn of Africa, but the world body's humanitarian agency OCHA said in a statement that "famine has been averted."
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- AFP
- Published Date: 09:52 | 24 May 2023
- Modified Date: 09:55 | 24 May 2023
A United Nations-backed conference in New York Wednesday raised $2.4 billion to provide life-saving assistance for millions of people suffering from drought across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.
The sum is considerably less than the $7 billion the UN says is needed for the Horn of Africa, but the world body's humanitarian agency OCHA said in a statement that "famine has been averted."
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