/ 28 April 2000

ANGOLAN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CRITICAL

STARVING Angolans have been reduced to eating grass and worms in a desperate attempt to survive, according to a report compiled by the United Nations humanitarian office in Angola. The report, due for release in Luanda on Wednesday, describes Angola’s humanitarian situation as alarming, and in certain cases, on the brink of disaster. It is based on a survey conducted throughout the country earlier this month, led by the UN senior officer for emergency relief, Carolyn McCaskey.