Horn of Africa needs 14 million in emergency aid

Drought, combined with soaring food and fuel prices, is causing a severe humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa region, according to the top United Nations relief official on Friday. He called for international aid to be scaled up.
Horn of Africa needs 14 million in emergency aid

Nearly one dozen African nations sign up for UN-backed education scheme

Nearly one dozen African nations have joined forces to participate in a United Nations-backed programme to bolster education and training in rural areas.
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Top UN relief officials visits Ethiopia’s volatile Ogaden region

The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator arrived in Ethiopia Tuesday to visit the strife-torn Ogaden region where over 640,000 people are in urgent need of food, water, medical supplies and other assistance.