Aryanews- The monster of starvation has returned to the Horn of Africa almost a quarter of a century after raising £150 million for relief efforts in 1985.
International aid agencies fear from the possibility of millions of impoverished Ethiopians facing the threat of malnutrition and possibly starvation this winter, due to what is considered to be the country's worst food crisis for decades.
Estimates of the number of people who need emergency food aid have risen steadily this year from 4.9 million in January to 5.3 million in May and 6.2 million in June. Another 7.5 million are getting aid in return for work on community projects, as part of the National Productive Safety Net Program for people whose food supplies are chronically insecure, bringing the total being fed to 13.7 million.
Many Africans blame climate change for the erratic weather patterns and resulting food shortages. Jean Ping, the chairman of the African Union, said last week in Adis Ababa: "Although Africa is least responsible for global warming, it suffers most from a problem it didn't create."
