The international community must act swiftly and decisively on the Malawi Government’s ‘declaration of emergency’ where people are facing worsening hunger because of El Nino-related drought and country-wide crop failures.
 
Oxfam, Concern Universal, Concern Worldwide, Save the Children and GOAL say the Government of Malawi’s declaration was a much-needed acknowledgement of the scale of the problem and should send a strong signal to donors to act quickly.
 
John Makina, Oxfam in Malawi’s country director says: “Yesterday’s declaration of emergency recognises the severity of the situation in the country. Ordinary Malawians should not have to go to bed hungry every night. All of us – government, NGOs [non-governmental organisations] and international donors – need to work together to ensure that everyone has access to enough food for themselves and their families.”
 
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