UN HUMANITARIAN CHIEF CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR DROUGHT-HIT ETHIOPIAN REGION
The United Nations top humanitarian official today stressed the need to scale up relief delivery in an Ethiopian region affected by drought and to improve security there to make it more accessible to aid workers.
"It is essential that the humanitarian community has both the funding and resources needed to meet urgent needs, as well as access to the populations affected by the drought," said Valerie Amos, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, after visiting the Somali Region of Ethiopia on the second and final day of her visit to the country.
Ms. Amos, who is also the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, travelled to the regional capital, Jijiga, to meet with local officials. She welcomed the leadership provided by the regional authorities in preparedness and response planning, but emphasized the need to boost security for aid workers there to improve access
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The United Nations top humanitarian official today stressed the need to scale up relief delivery in an Ethiopian region affected by drought and to improve security there to make it more accessible to aid workers.
"It is essential that the humanitarian community has both the funding and resources needed to meet urgent needs, as well as access to the populations affected by the drought," said Valerie Amos, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, after visiting the Somali Region of Ethiopia on the second and final day of her visit to the country.
Ms. Amos, who is also the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, travelled to the regional capital, Jijiga, to meet with local officials. She welcomed the leadership provided by the regional authorities in preparedness and response planning, but emphasized the need to boost security for aid workers there to improve access
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