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AFR/812-SAG/212-WFP/1070
14/01/2004
Press Release
AFR/812
SAG/212
WFP/1070


7.2 MILLION PEOPLE STILL NEED FOOD AID IN ETHIOPIA, DESPITE GOOD HARVEST IN 2003


(Reissued as received.)


ROME, 14 January (FAO/WFP) -- Despite a good harvest, 7.2 million people still require assistance to meet minimum food requirements in 2004, according to a joint report released today by two United Nations agencies.  Last year, 13.2 million Ethiopians needed food assistance.

SC/7974-AFR/809
09/01/2004
Press Release
SC/7974
AFR/809


PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON SIERRA LEONE


Following is the press statement on Sierra Leone delivered by Security Council President Heraldo Muñoz (Chile):


Council members heard an update from Assistant Secretary-General Annabi on developments since the Secretary-General’s latest report on the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).