29 August 2007 – The United Nations is sending a humanitarian mission tomorrow (30/8/2007) to Ethiopia’s Somali Region, which has been affected by security operations, to assess relief needs, in particular access to food, water, health and nutrition services, and to monitor the dispatch and distribution of emergency food aid.
The Government of Ethiopia has agreed to facilitate the inter-agency mission at the UN’s request.
The mission includes staff from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Department of Safety and Security, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The mission hopes to construct a clearer picture of the humanitarian situation in the Region so as to support the delivery of assistance to the people of Somali Region.
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