Ethiopia and Sudan: Warfare, Politics, and Famine : Hearing Before the Select Committee on Hunger, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, Hearing Held in Washington, DC, July 14, 1988, Volume 89 |
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... trucks used in such at- tempts may have been destroyed by the rebels . Such attacks not only damage the international reputations of the groups , but lead to unnecessary suffering on the part of the very people that the rebels claim to ...
... trucks used in such at- tempts may have been destroyed by the rebels . Such attacks not only damage the international reputations of the groups , but lead to unnecessary suffering on the part of the very people that the rebels claim to ...
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... trucks available for transporting food . I believe that subsequent events have vindicated the judg- ment of A.I.D. on this issue . Perhaps there is a lesson here that Congress , in its oversight responsibilities , should avoid the ...
... trucks available for transporting food . I believe that subsequent events have vindicated the judg- ment of A.I.D. on this issue . Perhaps there is a lesson here that Congress , in its oversight responsibilities , should avoid the ...
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... truck convoys were organized , but they also failed to deliver much food . Only several - hundred tons got through at a time . Moreover , the onset of the rainy season makes this method of delivering relief much tougher to use . Third ...
... truck convoys were organized , but they also failed to deliver much food . Only several - hundred tons got through at a time . Moreover , the onset of the rainy season makes this method of delivering relief much tougher to use . Third ...
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... truck convoys that were mentioned a few moments ago and the plane convoys that are land- ing on a regular basis ? They are not bringing any commodities . Certainly , if you put forth the argument that the planes are going to be shot ...
... truck convoys that were mentioned a few moments ago and the plane convoys that are land- ing on a regular basis ? They are not bringing any commodities . Certainly , if you put forth the argument that the planes are going to be shot ...
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... trucks that were destined for starving people . The government has expelled four PVO's from the south . The government has engaged in charging for the little donor food that does get to the south . Then to hear it suggested that the gov ...
... trucks that were destined for starving people . The government has expelled four PVO's from the south . The government has engaged in charging for the little donor food that does get to the south . Then to hear it suggested that the gov ...
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ACKERMAN Addis Ababa Adigrat areas armed army assistance Atlanta attack Aweil Bahr el Ghazal BOLLINGER BROWN camps Chairman LELAND civil civilians conflict Darfur Deborah Scroggins Dinka diplomat distribution donors drought EMERSON EPLF Eritrea and Tigray ernment Ethio Ethiopia and Sudan Ethiopian government Ethiopian Government's expelled famine food aid foreign relief workers Government of Ethiopia Government of Sudan hearing Horn of Africa humanitarian hunger hungry ICRC John Garang Juba Khartoum live Mengistu Mengistu Haile Mariam ment military militias million months Moslem Nile northern Ethiopia organizations political population problems provinces provinces of Eritrea PVO's rebels Red Cross refugees region relief agencies relief efforts relief officials relief operation relief programs relief supplies reports risk Safaha situation southern Sudan Soviet SPLA starvation starving Sudanese Government thousands Tigray Tigre tion tons towns tribe trucks U.S. government U.S. officials United Nations weapon Western relief WOLPE
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Page 113 - Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited. 2. It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove or render useless, for that purpose, objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, such as foodstuffs, agricultural areas for the production of foodstuffs, crops, livestock, drinking water installations and supplies and irrigation works...
Page 3 - STATEMENT OF HON. WALLY HERGER, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Mr. HERGER. Thank you very much, Mr.
Page 24 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I apologize for not being here at the beginning of the hearing until now.
Page 45 - Government and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) and the Tigrean People's Liberation Front (TPLF) threaten the lives of up to 5,000,000 persons in northern Ethiopia; Whereas the two functioning channels of international relief, cross-border operations and the recently opened "southern corridor...
Page 12 - Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I regret that I was not able to be here at the onset of the hearing for Mr.
Page 53 - ... emergency humanitarian relief objectives of this Administration, and its predecessors, have been consistent: — to identify people at risk of famine and other lifethreatening situations, wherever these people may be; -- to understand what assistance the host country or indigenous relief organizations will provide, and then, in concert with the other donors, respond in an appropriate fashion; — to monitor and evaluate as much as possible the distribution of our assistance during and after implementation...
Page 141 - If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit that we have become part of the problem," , he said, fixing his eyes on his desk
Page 30 - I would like to thank the Chairman for holding this hearing on the extremely serious hunger problems in Ethiopia and Sudan.
Page 53 - It is essential, therefore, that a cessation of 24 hostilities be achieved so that adequate relief can be provided to the many people at risk. The emergency humanitarian relief objectives of this Administration, and its predecessors, have been consistent: — to identify people at risk of famine and other lifethreatening situations, wherever these people may be; -- to understand what assistance the host country or indigenous relief organizations will provide, and then, in concert with the other donors,...
Page 53 - ... in southern Sudan is grim. Years of intense fighting have devastated the region. Today over two million survivors are at risk. Many continue to die because of the tragic civil war which afflicts Sudan. Unfortunately, there continue to be substantial obstacles to providing help on a timely basis. The United States, in concert with the rest of the international donor community, continues to try to provide relief assistance to the region and continues to press hard on both warring sides to provide...