Food Aid Starts to Reach Niger

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Food aid starts to reach Niger

Andrew Meldrum in Niger
Saturday July 23, 2005
The Guardian

Sixteen tons of United Nations food aid were airlifted into Niger yesterday, where an estimated 150,000 children are threatened with starvation.

Another 68 tons of food are expected to be delivered over the weekend. They are the first deliveries of the 23,000 tons of food needed to feed the 2.5 million people who are going hungry, according to UN officials.

The plane delivered cooking oil, sugar and a fortified peanut butter paste designed for young children. The provisions were sent by French aid agency Reunir.

Another airlift is expected over the weekend, containing 40 tons of millet and 28 tons of oil. News reports of the desperate conditions in Niger have prompted the international community to pledge more food and funds in the past 10 days. The UN and international aid organisations are scrambling to provide emergency food.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/famine/story/0,12128,1534667,00.html

[Zuni]

1. I actually knew a guy from Niger

he was one of the craziest, most utterly bizarre people I have ever met. He had a stack of porn waist high, and he would call people in the middle of the night and make funny noises into the phone. :shrug:

[WhiteTara]

2. lack of food and water

can destroy the mind?