WFP: Angolans face starvation
2003-12-08 19:49
Luanda - At least 35 000 Angolans face starvation in the central province of Huambo by the end of the year because food stocks are limited and supplies have been interrupted, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday.
A WFP official told the Roman Catholic Radio Ecclesia that the affected areas were the municipalities of Bailundo, Caala, Cuima, Gove and Catata in Huambo.
"We have limited quantities of food to last until the end of the year," WFP programme officer Simon Triponier, in charge of Huambo, told Radio Ecclesia.
The expiry of WFP contracts with some of its partners was a major reason for the shortfall in stocks, he added.
At the end of July, the WFP and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimated that at least 1.4 million Angolans were in urgent need of food aid.