Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0277
1. DHA/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE
IN DJIBOUTI REPORTS THAT DROUGHT SITUATION HAS BEEN IMPROVING. RAINS FELL
IN AFFECTED REGIONS IN SOUTH AND WEST OF COUNTRY.
2. IN RESPONSE TO GOVT APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL
ASSISTANCE, DHA CHANNELLED USD 20,000 CONTRIBUTION OF NIPPON FOUNDATION
(JAPANESE NGO), WHICH IS BEING USED TO PROVIDE VETERINARY MEDICINES FOR
LIVESTOCK IN AFFECTED AREAS.
3. GENERALLY, EMERGENCY NEEDS HAVE BEEN
MOSTLY COVERED.
4. WFP ADDS, HOWEVER, THAT THERE STILL
EXISTS SHORTFALL IN FOOD NEEDS (1,150 TONS OF CEREALS) AND ENCOURAGES DONORS
