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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Donors Pledge $1.39 Bn for Horn of Africa Humanitarian Aid

Ethiopian refugees who fled Tigray region, queue to receive food aid within the Um-Rakoba camp in Al-Qadarif state, on the border, in Sudan December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo

A donor conference organized in Geneva has raised $1.39 billion for the Horn of Africa, where an ongoing drought threatens millions of people with severe food insecurity, the UN announced Tuesday.

The money raised will go towards humanitarian and development projects in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, as the region experiences its "worst drought in 40 years," a statement by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.

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