19 Quotes by Peter Smerdon

WFP is short of US$44 million now to feed 1.1 million people because of the drought. Without new donations, WFP will run out of food to distribute in drought affected areas by the end of February.

WFP is short $44 million (US) now to feed 1.1 million people because of the drought. Without new donations, WFP will run out of food to distribute in drought affected areas by the end of February.

WFP is short $44 million now to feed 1.1 million people because of the drought. Without new donations, WFP will run out of food to distribute in drought affected areas by the end of February.

We're going to have to double or triple our efforts.

We are already on the edge because food is running out and we are supposed to be feeding people until February of next year. If we get a break in the food pipeline then malnutrition will go up very seriously.

We're not crying wolf. This is a very real crisis, and it is undoubtedly going to be very painful. We hope that donors will come up with cash soon, so that we can restore full rations.

If we don't get any more food aid it will be a catastrophe. We are already on the edge because food is running out and we are supposed to be feeding people until February next year.

If this is true, we condemn it and we urge that the looting of food aid cease immediately.

What is a very limited window of opportunity to avert mass suffering in Kenya is closing very fast.