Field Coverage

Secretary-General Visits Ethiopia

9 November 1984

Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar made an official visit to Ethiopia, 8-13 November 1984. After flying to drought-stricken areas of the country, he addressed the Summit Meeting of the Organization of African Unity in Addis Ababa and pledged the fullest United Nations support for all the drought stricken countries of the continent.
Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar (left) and Mrs Perez de Cuellar visiting drought victims at a camp in Korem which lies at the centre of one of the worst-affected areas. Here the Red Cross, Save the Children Fund and the United Nations Children's Fund are among those working to bring relief to the thousands who gather in the area every day.

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