UNDRO 88/0431
DJIBOUTI - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
25 FEBRUARY 1988
SITUATION
1. GENERAL DROUGHT THAT HIT NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES OF ETHIOPIA AND SOMALIA HAS NOW SERIOUSLY AFFECTED DJIBOUTI. THE HEAD OF STATE INITIATED A 10-DAY SURVEY WHICH CONCLUDED THAT APPROX 100,000 PERSONS ARE IN SEVERE NEED OF ASSISTANCE.
NEEDS
2. AN INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE IS NOW WORKING OUT A MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM RELIEF PLAN. MEANTIME, IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY NEEDS AS FOLLOWS: