Report Finds Slow Response to East Africa Famine - AP via NYTimes.com
Not as bad as I predicted, I am glad to say. But the underlying cause of famine in East Africa and now West Africa is drought, and that is not going to change anytime soon. And the international community’s attention is elsewhere, on the Euro, and the price of oil.
AP via NYTimes.com
Thousands of people died needlessly and millions of dollars were wasted because the international community did not respond fast enough to early signs of famine in East Africa, aid agencies said Wednesday.
Most rich donor nations waited until the crisis was in full swing before donating much money, said a report by the aid groups Oxfam and Save the Children. A food shortage had been predicted as early as August 2010, but most donors did not respond until famine was declared in parts of Somalia last July.
The report also said aid agencies were too slow in intensifying their response.
The British government estimates that 50,000 to 100,000 people died from the famine, mostly Somalis.
Now, there are clear signs of an impending hunger crisis in West Africa, said Justin Forsyth, chief executive of Save the Children.
Other countries at risk are Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Mali and Chad, said Alun McDonald, regional spokesman for Oxfam.
The world is unready for 100M climate refugees.
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