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UN gets $2.4 bln in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on nations to increase funding to the Horn of Africa to address its worst drought in generations. Over 43 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia require critical assistance.
The UN has appealed for $7 billion across the region but has only received $2.4 billion so far. The Horn of Africa is considered the epicentre of one of the world's worst climate emergencies.
Deaths from hunger are rising in Africa due to worsened droughts from climate change and conflict, according to UN officials.

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UN gets $2.4 bln in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts

The United Nations received pledges of $2.4 billion on Wednesday to help fund aid operations for some 32 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, but the donationsfell short of what the U.N. was seeking as it warned against a possible "catastrophe."

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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Channel News Asia

UN chief calls for 'immediate' funding for Horn of Africa

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (May 24) called on nations to ramp up funding to the Horn of Africa, which is suffering its worst drought in generations. The United Nations says that more than 43 million people across Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are in urgent need of lifesaving and l

11 months ago·Singapore

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Arab News

UN conference pledges $2.4bn to head off Horn of Africa famine

UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations-backed conference raised $2.4 billion Wednesday to prevent famine in the Horn of Africa, which is reeling from its worst drought in decades as global temperatures rise. The money will provide life-saving assistance for nearly 32 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, the world body’s humanitarian agency OCHA said in a statement. “Famine has been averted, thanks in part to the tremendous efforts of l…

11 months ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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The Guardian Nigeria

UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ funding for Horn of Africa

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on nations to immediately ramp up funding to prevent a "catastrophe" in the Horn of Africa, which is suffering its worst drought in generations.

11 months ago·Nigeria

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Bangkok Post

UN conference pledges $2.4bn to head off Horn of Africa famine

UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES): A United Nations-backed conference raised SS$2.4 billion Wednesday to prevent famine in the Horn of Africa, which is reeling from its worst drought in decades as global temperatures rise.

11 months ago·กทม, Thailand

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allAfrica

East Africa: UN and Partners Seek $7 Billion to Prevent Catastrophe in the Horn of Africa

With "crisis atop of crisis" threatening millions in the Horn of Africa, the international community cannot afford to stand idly by, Secretary-General António Guterres said at a pledging event to raise $7 billion for the region, held at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday.

11 months ago·South Africa

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