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Aid
agencies have warned that an emergency shortage of food is threatening the lives of up to 14 million people in the Africa.
In a joint statement on Wednesday, aid agencies said war, drought and inflation
has fueled the crisis, with Ethiopia and Somalia the worst affected,
and parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, Kenya and Uganda showing similar gloomy
signs.
The crisis has been escalated by the Somali conflict, border tensions
in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Djibouti, and Asmara"s crackdown on aid
operations, said the agencies.
"Large areas of the Africa are facing -or rapidly sliding into- a state
of humanitarian emergency with more than 14 million people requiring
urgent food aid and other humanitarian assistance over the coming
months," they said in a joint statement.
Six UN agencies, World Vision International, Care international and
Handicap International urged governments and donors to carry out urgent
measures to save lives and keep the crisis at bay.
"A combination of drought conditions and rising food prices is driving
the crisis which is affecting populations already food insecure due to
conflict, displacement and a drop in food production."
"The emergency is exacerbated by the erosion
of livelihoods among the landless, pastoralists, internally displaced
persons and the urban poor across the region," the statement added.
Aid/:
help assist
Joint/adjective/:
shared, commonمشترک، متصل
Inflation/noun/:
increase in the supply of money in relation to the amount of goods available resulting in a rise in prices تورم
Displacement/noun/:
act of moving something from its usual place جابجائی، تغییر مکان
Erosion/noun/:
gradual wearing away of the Earth by wind or water فرسایش
Exacerbated/past tense of the Exacerbate/:
worsen, intensify, aggravate بدترکردن، تشدید کردن، برانگیختن
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