McGuinty Government Helps Horn Of Africa Humanitarian Relief Effort
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Tuesday, August 02, 2011
The Ontario government is providing $1 million to help people facing starvation in the hardest hit countries of the Horn of Africa.
Millions of lives are at stake in the region due to a cycle of severe droughts. The UN declared a famine in Somalia on July 20th -- the first time famine has been declared there by the UN in nearly 20 years.
The money from Ontario will support the efforts of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the region.
Source: Government of Ontario