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AFR/1356-IHA/1177
31 March 2006
Press ReleaseAFR/1356
IHA/1177
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

UN DEDICATES $1.7 MILLION FROM NEW GLOBAL EMERGENCY FUND TO HORN OF AFRICA


NEW YORK, 31 March (OCHA) -- The United Nations has now granted just over $1.7 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to the World Health Organization (WHO) for urgent, life-saving programmes in the Horn of Africa.

AFR/1352-IHA/1174
28 March 2006
Press ReleaseAFR/1352
IHA/1174
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES $92 MILLION APPEAL FOR SAHEL

 


DAKAR/GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 28 March (OCHA) -- The United Nations today launched an appeal for nearly $92 million to meet food and nutritional requirements in the Sahel, which is one of the world’s poorest regions.