It will distribute them between ACNUR, the WFP, the Red Cross, UNICEF, the Central Bottom of Answer to Emergencias of and a Global Service of Reduction of Disasters. The contributions are general to present organizations in the zone, reason why they will be able to be destined to cover the deficit with financing in sub-Sahara Africa. Spain will destine in addition 25 million to the emergencia in the Horn of Africa. The Government will destine 65.9 international million Euros in voluntary contributions and of general character to several NGO and organisms that work in the Horn of Africa. The objective of this aid, that will be approved east Friday in the Cabinet, is to face up, among other things, to the extreme hunger declared by United Nations in the zone.
The aid, " indispensable" , it will be distributed between ACNUR (five million Euros), the World-wide Food Program or WFP (17 million); The Red Cross (four million); UNICEF (22 million); the Central Bottom of Answer to Emergencias of United Nations (15 million); and the Global Service of Reduction of Disasters (2.9 million). According to it has informed the Ministry into Outer Subjects and Cooperation in an official notice, Spain will destine in addition 25 million Euros to the emergencia in this zone of Africa, that undergoes a humanitarian crisis that combines drought, increase of prices, conflict and massive displacements of population. 15 million this year In which it goes of year, Spain has already disbursed 15 million Euros destined to the Horn of Africa, through the humanitarians of United Nations – essentially WFP and ACNUR, but also the FAO and UNICEF. The Executive adds that the situation that lives this region on the African continent is " a first emergencia of orden". The Government explains in his note that, at the request of and Programs that are going to receive them, the amounts are general contributions that allow the maximum flexibility in the management of the bottoms, reason why will be able to be destined to cover the deficit with financing that is taking place in sub-Sahara Africa. Within the contribution of Spain it is included in addition the financing of the Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Subjects of the UN in Mogadishu, the activation of an agreement with Doctors without Fronteras (MSF) for the medical attention in the border of Ethiopia with Somalia and the beginning a triangular operation along with the United States, Brazil and the WFP, for the shipment of 9,000 tons from cereals and vegetables to Somalia. Source of the news: The Cabinet will approve 65.9 million Euros in aid for NGO in the Horn of Africa