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UN to get additional $100 m to address food crisis [1]

As the world grapples with fears of a major food crisis, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator has decided to reserve $100 million from the world body's emergency fund to address immediate issues arising from it. John Holmes, who also serves as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, said that these funds will be used for life-saving activities in the hardest-hit sectors, including food, agriculture, health, nutrition and logistics.

Publication Date: 
21/05/2008
Financial Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Food Supply [3], Natural Disasters [4], Aid [5], UN [6], Food Security [7]

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