CRS Brings U.S. Food Relief to 3 Million Ethiopians; Signs $53.4 Million Agreement with USAID - Reuters - September 16, 2008

The emergency distributions will assist 2,979,788 people selected in consultation with the government of Ethiopia, USAID and the U.N. World Food Program living in the most severely-affected regions of Amhara; Oromia; Somali; Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region; and Tigray. Read More.

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