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Italy
approves 545, 200 Euros contribution to sustain OCHA
initiative here
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ADDIS
ABEBA(August 7,2008)
- In July 2008, the General Directorate for Development Cooperation
of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved 545,200.00 Euros
contribution to sustain OCHA Humanitarian Response Fund, started in
Ethiopia to answer basic needs of vulnerable communities affected
by the drought, the embassy said in a statement.
This contribution falls within the bilateral emergency fund carried
out by OCHA in the Country and stems from the reported worsening in
the food emergency, it said.
According to the embassy, the programme in particular will provide
financial support to people living in most disadvantaged areas, where
gaps in the relief coverage have been assessed. Part of the fund will
additionally contribute to implement harvest activities.
When possible, the UN Agency is expected to implement the initiative
in close cooperation with Italian civil society organizations already
operating in the areas addressed, the statement added.
The allocation follows a previous fund granted by the Italian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs to FAO, to support implementing the initiative
'Strengthening Pastoralist and Agro-Pastoralists' Livelihoods in Lowlands
of Ethiopia', aimed to enhance agencies' coordination and minimize
any possible gap in the on-going humanitarian relief programmes undertaken
in the targeted areas
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