UN Official Implicates HIV in Southern Africa Food Crisis

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http://allafrica.com/stories/200407070230.html

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James Morris, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, who recently returned from a two-week trip through southern Africa, says there is a humanitarian crisis in the region that is greatly exacerbated by HIV/Aids.

"The world needs to know there is a humanitarian crisis in Africa that relates in part to weather but is dramatically complicated by the HIV/Aids issue. HIV/Aids is pervasive. It affects every single dimension of community life and its impact on human resource capacity and talent - the loss of doctors and nurses and school teachers and agricultural extension workers - is considerable.

There are millions of people at risk here and the world has a humanitarian responsibility, especially for the children. There is no substitute for a child going to school. And a child can only be successful with school if they are well-fed and nourished. They need clothes and they need shelter and they need healthcare and they need food. We need the world to support the NGO community to support UN community.

The key issue is a sense of urgency in responding to the humanitarian agenda. To have the capacity on the the ground to deliver services - and services are always more effective when they are delivered by people who live in the region - but the scale of the response to these issues needs to be commiserate with the magnitude of the problem. You've got millions and millions of people at risk, who need help."

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