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Bush Administration Responds To Horn of Africa Humanitarian Crisis

United States Agency for International Development (Washington, DC)
PRESS RELEASE
June 3, 2003
Posted to the web June 3, 2003
Washington, DC
The Bush Administration, through the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID), has responded to the needs of the people of the Horn of Africa by
providing 41 percent of Ethiopia's emergency food requirements for 2003 and 45
percent of Eritrea's food requirement, and an additional $32.7 million in
humanitarian relief funds for emergency health and nutrition, water and
sanitation and agricultural recovery activities.
12.6 million Ethiopians are in need of food aid and an additional 1.4 million
require close monitoring. The World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that
Ethiopia will require 1.52 million metric tons of food aid in 2003. Since the
onset of the crisis, in 2002, the United States pledged to deliver a total of
808,660 tons of food to the people of Ethiopia with additional pledges likely.
Other donors have pledged an additional 632,707 tons. In 2003, USAID has
delivered 356,389 tons of food assistance out of a total of 650,949 tons of
food assistance delivered.
"America is a generous nation. Where there is a need we will meet it, but our
efforts must be matched by others. The resources of all donor nations will be
needed. To that end, we welcome the efforts of the European Union to help us
meet the challenge in this part of the world," said USAID Administrator Andrew
S. Natsios.
U.S. Government assistance for the Ethiopian Humanitarian crisis to date breaks
down as follows:
Total U.S. Government $375,866,900
Total USAID Humanitarian Food Assistance FY 2003 $340,112,775
Total USAID Humanitarian Relief in FY 2003* $ 30,666,892 (* includes assistance
for emergency health and nutrition, water and sanitation and agriculture
recovery activities)
Total State Department Humanitarian Assistance in FY 2003 $ 5,087,233
USAID Assistance for Ethiopia has been or will be delivered through the
following organizations:
Food: World Food Programme (WFP) 344,230 tons of food assistance $164,508,100;
Joint Emergency Operation Plan, an NGO consortium 363,050 tons of food
assistance $157,203,575;
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 29,740 tons of food assistance
$ 18,401,100.
Humanitarian Relief for Ethiopia:
Non Government Organizations $ 23,432,000;
UN Agencies, World Health Organization, ICRC $ 7,168,000.
Eritrea - Drought affected people: 1.4 million;
Estimated food aid required: 290,000 metric tons.
U.S. Government assistance for Eritrea breaks down as follows - U.S. pledge
since inception of crisis: 132,000 metric tons of food;
Value of U.S. food assistance so far: $58.7 million;
U.S. assistance provided through: WFP, Mercy Corps & NGO consortium.
Humanitarian Relief for Eritrea: NGOs $ 1.36 million;
UNICEF $ 736,000.

   

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