Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Horn of Africa: UN scaling up efforts to aid millions affected by drought

United Nations, New York City, 12 July 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on countries to urgently support United Nations agencies in their efforts to respond to the crisis in the Horn of Africa, where more than 11 million people are in need of life-saving assistance as they face the worst drought in decades.

"Our priority is to stop the suffering now," Mr. Ban told reporters at UN Headquarters, where earlier today he convened an emergency meeting with the heads of a number of agencies working in the region.

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