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MORE THAN
A THIRD OF MALAWI'S POPULATION FACING "ACUTE" FOOD
SHORTAGES
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31st
August, 2005
More than a third of the population of the tiny central
African nation of Malawi - 4.2 million people - are facing “acute”
food shortages, according to the United Nations.
The UN has launched an appeal to raise $88 million, $51 million
for the provision of immediate food, nutrition, education and
protection and a further $37 million for input into the nation’s
agriculture to aid the 2005-2006 harvest.
Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
and Emergency Relief Co-ordinator, said that the appeal - which
the UN has described as a “smart appeal” - was looking
to the country’s future.
“This appeal is truly forward-looking in that it attempts
to avert hunger and at the same time promote sustainable recovery
of livelihoods,” he said.
“Investing in prevention will prove much more cost effective
than providing emergency assistance year after year.”
- DAVID ADAMS |
