Tesema Negash Quotations

Many Kenyans ... are already living in the edge and unless donors respond immediately, we fear for the worst.

Our donors have helped many people live through this drought, but it would be a cruel escape, if those who lost the most only suffer more in the months ahead because contributions dry up. We must stay the course, and help these people recover rather than abandon them because of the rains.

If it weren't for this program, this place would look like everywhere else right now.

This first group is a hope for the future for all Sudanese refugees and displaced.

Now the numbers are bound only to go up. We must receive donations as early as possible in 2006, or it will be too late for many people.

The problems caused by 21 years of civil war are not going to disappear overnight. Bringing all the Sudanese home will take a long time and needs the international community's support to happen.

We are in the middle of an emergency. If we receive no new donations now, it is extremely likely that Kenya will be hit by a humanitarian disaster in the months to come.

We are sounding the alarm now because of what the early-warning indicators are all showing: a rapidly deteriorating situation. We need immediate action to avoid the loss of people's assets and their lives.

We are now looking for cash to move the food. And it is critical that WFP be able to respond immediately to the food needs of Kenyans who have depleted their own resources.

Without fresh pledges, WFP will not be able to meet the March needs.