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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9763

17 October 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/humanitarian aid
€15 million for emergency food aid in the Horn of Africa

Brussels, 16/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 15 October, at the international community World Food Day 2008, the European Commission announced new emergency funding decision of €15 million for food assistance in the Horn of Africa, caused by a combination of shocks (in particular drought), local food inflation linked to high international prices, increased costs for fuel, transport and fertilisers. There are more than 10 million potential beneficiaries of this latest funding in five...

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