James Morris
James Morris
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Other humanitarian agencies in southern Somalia face the enormous challenge of reaching drought victims in remote and insecure areas. We urge leaders and rival militia to set aside their differences and guarantee safe passage (of food aid) to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.
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For too many ordinary people, political progress must now be matched by substantial humanitarian assistance.
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The truth of it is, I'm excited about this. We need this growth.
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The world has not appreciated in the last 60 days how serious this situation is... we are now in a crisis. We are in a life-saving mode.
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They will die off the beaten track that the world is not focussed on. And it is a very tough challenge for us to raise the resources.
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There is a change in the world's weather pattern that disproportionately affects Africa.
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The reason we are here is linked to the fact that the international community cares about countries going through post-conflict periods and trying to establish democracy and democratic institutions.
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We will urgently need more help in the next 10 days because it takes time to buy, ship and distribute food. It is not something you can do overnight.
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We committed to the president and the Burundian people our unconditional support.
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We need six, seven, eight times as much help as we have already had for the next 12 months. If there's a break in the pipeline, the shock and the lack of water for those millions of people who are now seriously at risk will mean we will start to see large numbers of casualties very, very quickly.
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We have put financial systems in place to help ensure people do not starve if donations are not immediately forthcoming. But these internal loans cannot be repeated if the international community does not step in to replenish funds.