Swords Into Plowshares drought Archives

July 22, 2011

PC(USA) responds to crisis in Horn of Africa

Posted 3:59pm

From Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) has provided $100,000 from One Great Hour of Sharing funds to help meet the immediate and basic humanitarian needs of people affected by the drought in the Horn of Africa. PDA is responding to this crisis as a member of ACT Alliance. Fellow ACT Alliance members with programs… Read more »

July 21, 2011

Crisis in the Horn of Africa

Posted 5:53pm

Some 10 million people in the Horn of Africa face a severe food crisis and could starve following a prolonged drought. “In some areas of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda, drought conditions are the worst in 60 years, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in an update.” On July 20,… Read more »

February 10, 2011

Food insecurity tightens its hold in Madagascar

Posted 2:51am

IRIN humanitarian news and anlysis, a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, has recently issued a report on Madagascar that raises concern for growing food insecurity. In parts of Madagascar’s drought-prone south people have resorted…

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