Please help save a child and her family from starvation today. About 16 million children, women and men are still facing starvation in the Horn of Africa. The countries most affected by this famine are Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya and Somalia.

During this past week, Mercy International-USA (Mercy-USA), through our offices in Somalia and Kenya, has supplied food packages for 1,500 families (about 9,000 people) living in Somalia's Mergaga Refugee Camp, 25 miles from the border with Ethiopia. Most of these families

Executive Summary

The objective of the review is primarily to assess the effectiveness and impact of the humanitarian response in East Timor since September 1999 to the present, while giving a general overview of the current situation, and providing some recommendations for the future on the key issues identified. The second main focus is to review the CAP and its uses in order to determine its validity and applicability. The methodology and terms of reference are included as annexes. Headings used are the goals mentioned in the CAP document.

Meet acute needs first

Executive Summary

Livestock are Mongolia’s national treasure. They are also central to Mongolia’s economy and food security. This perhaps also explains partly the government’s policy to attain food security.

Their protection is enshrined in the national constitution. According to Dr. J. Batsuuri, Social Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, "the Constitution protects and ensure the safety of the President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the House and the Livestock; but first priority is the livestock."

The Disaster

This Appeal replaces the Preliminary Appeal 08/2000 launched on 8 April, 2000, increasing the budget from CHF 5,281,179.

THIS APPEAL SEEKS CHF 10,370,382 IN CASH, KIND AND SERVICES TO ASSIST 130,000 BENEFICIARIES FOR 8 MONTHS

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