/ 20 June 2000

ILLIONS STILL THREATENED BY HORN DROUGHT

THREE months after the world learned of the serious drought on the Horn of Africa, the head of Unicef has warned that the lives of millions of people remain under threat. “This drought is still here, it’s very serious and the women and children of the Horn of Africa need our total commitment to help them survive,” Carol Bellamy said in neighbouring Kenya. Ending a five-nation tour of the region, Bellamy said Eritrea was in particular danger after a combination of drought and war, despite signing a partial peace accord with Ethiopia on Sunday.