UN Humanitarian Chief: Ethiopia In Danger of Famine

By admin on September 2nd, 2008

A top United Nations official is calling on the international community to make sure the drought in Ethiopia does not degenerate into a famine.

U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes arrived in Ethiopia Monday to meet with officials and to get a first-hand look at the impact of the drought.

He began the three-day visit with a tour of the Arba Minch region, about 500 kilometers south of the capital Addis Ababa.

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