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FUNDING FOR HORN OF AFRICA DROUGHT FALLS SHORT OF NEEDS, UN SAYS

June 13, 2011 · 227332 Comments2011-06-14+03%3A48%3A54Mohamed+H.+Gulaid

(Somalilandpress) Despite the driest year in the Eastern Horn of Africa in more than 15 years, and the threat to the livelihoods of millions in the region, funding for relief efforts is barely over 50 per cent of announced needs, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today.

According to an OCHA report, “2011 is the driest period in the Eastern Horn of Africa since 1995 [and] drought remains a major threat with no likelihood of improvement until early 2012.”

OCHA said the number of people “in acute livelihood crisis,” which the agency estimates at about 8.8 million at present, is expected to increase in the coming months, and overall food security conditions will continue to deteriorate.

“Against the approximately $1.293 billion in humanitarian requirements identified by the governments and humanitarian country teams in Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, some $671 million in contributions has been recorded to date, meaning emergency appeals throughout the region are funded at 51 per sent,” OCHA said.

The agency said funding gaps have been reported in all major sectors, including nutrition, water and sanitation, and livelihoods.

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By Mohamed H. Gulaid

Boqoljireh says:

Nothing reaches the people in need. We in Somaliland do not get a bit of it, what is the fuss? Only those UN employees travel this money around and the people do not benefit. Teach the people how to fish and give them the equipment they need. Do not bring sorghum when rains falls in their constituencies and left them hungry when there is no rain.
The reason that donor countries are no forthcoming to contribute is the due to the miss management at the helm of the UN and NGOs of those countries that is to receive.

3:55 am on June 14, 2011

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Julian Robertson says:

Hedge funds are typically open-ended, meaning that investors can invest and withdraw money at regular, specified intervals.

3:26 pm on April 19, 2012

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