The U.S. announces $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa that aims to put a spotlight on the worst drought in the region in 40 years.
The U.N. has appealed for $7 billion and has received just $1.6 billion — far from enough to help the 43.3 million people in need of assistance in the three Horn of Africa countries or even just the 21 million among them who don’t have access to enough food.
Germany's U.N. Ambassador Antje Leendertse told the conference the 210 million euros in humanitarian aid for the three countries doesn't include substantial funding "for development and stabilization" in the Horn of Africa. “Sadly, the humanitarian needs in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya are now greater than ever with over 23.5 million persons facing acute food insecurity,” she said in a statement. “That’s why the United States is continuing to support the humanitarian response in the Horn with this new funding.”, asylum seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, and millions affected by conflict, drought and food insecurity.
Parts of Somalia and Ethiopia are experiencing flooding during the ongoing rainy season, and millions of people have been displaced. The affected areas, mostly occupied by herders, had seen prolonged dry seasons that left livestock dead. But the U.N. and USAID, the U.S. aid agency, announced earlier this month that they were suspending all food assistance to investigate the theft of humanitarian supplies.
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