Reuters: U.N. food agency says faces $610 million shortfall for southern Africa drought relief
“The United Nations’ food agency said on Thursday it needed $730 million over the next 12 months for relief in seven Southern African countries hit hard by a blistering drought and faced a $610 million shortfall. The World Food Programme (WFP) said in a statement the seven countries were Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho, Madagascar, Swaziland, and Zambia…” (Stoddard, 7/7).