Secretary-General Visits Ethiopia

Drought is ravaging the continent of Africa. And famine is a harsh reality for millions of people living there. Emergency food and water supplies are a first necessity. But for the long-term many complex problems – political as well as environmental – have to be solved.
Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar (centre) and Mrs Perez de Cuellar visiting a relief centre in Korum, one of the worst-affected areas in Ethiopia, on 9 November. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has launched a special appeal for funds to meet the urgent needs of drought-victims in Africa.