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Egypt Gives $1Mln to World Food Programme to Aid People in Ethiopia
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Egypt has contributed $1 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to
help Ethiopians affected by one of the worst droughts in decades, WFP
stated in a press release Thursday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The World Food Programme said that it will be able
to buy over 1,700 metric tons of food to provide family rations to
victims of the drought.
"This contribution comes at an absolutely critical time, when
resources are urgently needed to continue the enormous effort by the
Government of Ethiopia and WFP to provide food assistance to millions
of drought-affected people," WFP Director in Ethiopia John Aylieff was
quoted in the press release as saying.
Egypt's government said it was not able to stand aside and do nothing
about the suffering of Ethiopians.
"The Egyptian Government and people could not remain unmoved by the
suffering El Niño has caused to millions in Ethiopia, and the message
I have been entrusted to carry is one of solidarity and support," WFP
quoted Dr. Azem Fahmy, secretary general of the Egyptian Agency of
Partnership for Development as saying.
WFP added that over 10 million Ethiopians have been affected by the
drought, linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon. The El Nino
Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a cycle of warm and cold temperatures
in tropical central and eastern Pacific Ocean. It has been blamed for
extensive flooding, caused by storms and unusually warm spells. It has
caused increased rainfall across east-central and eastern Pacific
Ocean, including along the west coast of South America.
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