Given the deteriorating food security situation in the Horn of Africa, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs is mobilizing €2 million in food aid.
The Horn of Africa is facing a food crisis unlike anything seen in the last several years. Food insecurity in this region has increased sharply as result of a combination of exacerbating factors: armed conflict, drought, poor harvests, an increase in the price of foodstuffs, livestock disease, trade restrictions, maritime piracy and the global financial crisis. More than 20 million people are now facing a serious food emergency.
In response, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs has decided to contribute €2 million in food aid to Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. This contribution will be implemented through the international humanitarian organizations on the ground: the Kenyan Red Cross, the NGO SADO (Social Life and Agriculture Development Organization) in Somalia and the World Food Program in Ethiopia.
