Quarter of Djibouti population desperate for drought aid: UN
Geneva (AFP) June 12, 2014 - Nearly a quarter of the population in drought-hit Djibouti is in desperate need of aid, with malnutrition and a dramatic lack of water causing a mass exodus from rural areas, the UN said on Thursday. "Persistent and recurring droughts have resulted in a general lack of water for both people and livestock," said the UN's Djibouti coordinator Robert Watkins. The crisis, which has dragged o ... more

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