Anne Bauer Quotations

Successive seasons of drought in the worst-affected areas have now eroded many households' assets to the point of destitution. A range of appropriate emergency interventions need to be put in place as quickly as possible before the already alarming conditions become much worse.

Early funding is essential in order to carry out time-sensitive activities.

Decades of insecurity and lack of access to basic social services have undermined livelihoods, increased levels of poverty ... and led to high rates of malnutrition.

Supporting returnees seeking to resettle will be a top priority, and ensuring adequate materials and services to enable returnees to engage in agricultural, livestock or fisheries-based livelihoods upon their return will be central to this process.