USAID Responding To Horn Of Africa Drought
USAID Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg writes in a post on the agency's "IMPACTblog," "This week, USAID activated a disaster assistance response team (DART) operating out of Ethiopia and Kenya to work with the World Food Program, UNICEF, and over a dozen other organizations to coordinate emergency efforts to relieve the crisis. So far this year, the United States has provided more than $366 million to respond to the drought in the Horn of Africa, and continues to explore additional ways to assist those in need" (7/8).
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