US. President Barack Obama Thursday announced $113Million in emergency relief assistance to Horn of Africa.
More than 13 million people are at risk of starvation in this region of Africa including Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti.
The new emergency relief assistance will go for food, health, shelter, water and other needs.
Calling the crisis “urgent,” Obama said in a statement that the additional aid would come on top of the $870 million in assistance the United States has already provided to help countries hit by the worst drought in decades.
“The heartbreaking accounts of lives lost and of those struggling to survive remind us of our common humanity and the need to reach out to people in need,” President Obama said.
“Importantly, and even as we help to meet the emergency needs of the people of this region, we are also investing in their long-term food security,” Obama added.
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