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03ROME876
2003-03-04 07:26:00
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THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF HUNGER AND HIV/AIDS IN

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 ROME 000876 

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FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME

AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA FOR AMBASSADOR BRAZEAL AND USAID
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FREEMAN
UNCLASSIFIED

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USAID/W FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, D/A SCHIECK, AA/DCHA
WINTER, AA/AFR NEWMAN AND DAA/AFR BROWN, DCHA/D/FFP LANDIS,
D/OFDA MCCONNELL, AA/GLOBAL PETERSON
STATE FOR P U/S GROSSMAN, U/S LARSON, IO A/S HOLMES, A/S PRM
DEWEY, A/S AFR KANSTEINER, AFR/EA, IO/EDA WINNICK
USDA/FAS FOR U/S PENN AND CHAMBLISS
USDA/FAS NAIROBI FOR KESSLER
USMISSION GENEVA FOR AMBASSADOR MOLRY AND USAID/KYLOH
BRUSSELS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS AND USAID/LERNER
NSC FOR JDWORKEN AND AFRICA DIRECTORATE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT: THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF HUNGER AND HIV/AIDS IN
ETHIOPIA AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

REF: (A) ROME 00760, (B) 02 ROME 05133, (C) 02 ROME 05058

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SUMMARY
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 ROME 000876

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FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME

AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA FOR AMBASSADOR BRAZEAL AND USAID
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FREEMAN
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USAID/W FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, D/A SCHIECK, AA/DCHA
WINTER, AA/AFR NEWMAN AND DAA/AFR BROWN, DCHA/D/FFP LANDIS,
D/OFDA MCCONNELL, AA/GLOBAL PETERSON
STATE FOR P U/S GROSSMAN, U/S LARSON, IO A/S HOLMES, A/S PRM
DEWEY, A/S AFR KANSTEINER, AFR/EA, IO/EDA WINNICK
USDA/FAS FOR U/S PENN AND CHAMBLISS
USDA/FAS NAIROBI FOR KESSLER
USMISSION GENEVA FOR AMBASSADOR MOLRY AND USAID/KYLOH
BRUSSELS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS AND USAID/LERNER
NSC FOR JDWORKEN AND AFRICA DIRECTORATE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT: THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF HUNGER AND HIV/AIDS IN
ETHIOPIA AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

REF: (A) ROME 00760, (B) 02 ROME 05133, (C) 02 ROME 05058

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SUMMARY
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1. WHILE VISITING FEBRUARY 15-21 IN ETHIOPIA (REPORTED REF
A),IT BECAME CLEAR THAT FURTHER AND IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS
NEEDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING
THE INSIDIOUS POTENTIAL OF HIV/AIDS TO TURN DROUGHT CRISES
INTO CATASTROPHE. END SUMMARY.

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BACKGROUND
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2. THE RAVAGES OF HIV/AIDS IN ETHIOPIA REQUIRE SPECIAL
ATTENTION. WHILE VISITING FEBRUARY 15-21 IN ETHIOPIA, WE
WERE GIVEN A SET OF NUMBERS - AN ESTIMATED 2.2 MILLION
ADULTS AND CHILDREN INFECTED (UNAIDS AND MOH),WITH A
NATIONAL PREVALENCE OF 6.6 PERCENT PER GOVERNMENT (GFDRE)
SENTINEL SITES; AND AN ESTIMATE OF 10 - 23 PERCENT
PREVALENCE (2002) IN URBAN AREAS.


3. AS FRIGHTENING AS THESE NUMBERS ARE, AS PER A REPORT
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL (AVAILABLE ON
THEIR WEBSITE),ENTITLED "THE NEXT WAVE OF HIV/AIDS:
NIGERIA, ETHIOPIA, RUSSIA, INDIA AND CHINA" (SEPTEMBER
2002),THEY MAY BE UNDERESTIMATES. QUOTE:

"GOVERNMENT FIGURES CITE 2.7 MILLION ETHIOPIANS CURRENTLY
AS HIV POSITIVE, ALTHOUGH EXPERTS BELIEVE THE ACTUAL NUMBER
MAY BE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 MILLION. THE GENERALLY POOR HEALTH OF
ETHIOPIANS AS A RESULT OF DROUGHT, MALNUTRITION, LIMITED
HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES HAS CAUSED HIV TO
PROGRESS RAPIDLY TO AIDS. LOOKING AHEAD, WE EXPECT 7 TO 10
MILLION WILL BE INFECTED BY 2010 BECAUSE OF THE HIGH CURRENT
RATE OF ADULT PREVALENCE, WIDESPREAD POVERTY, LOW EDUCATION
LEVELS, AND THE GOVERNMENT'S LIMITED CAPACITY TO RESPOND
MORE ACTIVELY." END QUOTE.


4. THE REPORT DRAWS A NUMBER OF CHILLING CONCLUSIONS:

-THE PROFESSIONAL CLASSES IN ETHIOPIA ARE PARTICULARLY
VULNERABLE BECAUSE ADULT PREVALENCE RATES ARE HIGH AND
RELATIVELY FEWER ELITES ARE CONCENTRATED IN A SMALL NUMBER
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OF KEY POSITIONS;
-THE DRAG OF AIDS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH WILL FURTHER REDUCE THE
ABILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT TO HANDLE THE RISING SOCIAL AND
HEALTHCARE COSTS;
-THE FURTHER DETERIORATION OF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS COULD
WEAKEN ETHIOPIA'S ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO PLAY A REGIONAL
LEADERSHIP ROLE;
-RISING SOCIAL TENSIONS OVER AIDS COULD EXACERBATE REGIONAL
AND ETHNIC TENSIONS WITHIN ETHIOPIA.

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HUNGER AND HIV/AIDS - "THE MOST FEROCIOUS ASSAULT ON WOMEN
EVER" (STEPHEN LEWIS, UNAIDS) - LESSONS FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA
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5. WFP PASSED ALONG TO US MISSION THIS WEEK COPY OF A WFP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JIM MORRIS/UNAIDS SPECIAL ENVOY STEPHEN
LEWIS REPORT RELATED TO THEIR VISIT TO SIX SOUTHERN AFRICAN
DROUGHT-AFFECTED COUNTRIES JANUARY 22-29, 2003. THEY
SUMMARIZE THEIR PRINCIPAL FINDING AS FOLLOWS: (QUOTE)

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AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
IGAD COLLECTIVE
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
SECDEF WASHDC
USEU BRUSSELS 3153
USMISSION GENEVA
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK

UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 04 ROME 000876

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AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA FOR AMBASSADOR BRAZEAL AND USAID
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FREEMAN
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USAID/W FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, D/A SCHIECK, AA/DCHA
WINTER, AA/AFR NEWMAN AND DAA/AFR BROWN, DCHA/D/FFP LANDIS,
D/OFDA MCCONNELL, AA/GLOBAL PETERSON
STATE FOR P U/S GROSSMAN, U/S LARSON, IO A/S HOLMES, A/S PRM
DEWEY, A/S AFR KANSTEINER, AFR/EA, IO/EDA WINNICK
USDA/FAS FOR U/S PENN AND CHAMBLISS
USDA/FAS NAIROBI FOR KESSLER
USMISSION GENEVA FOR AMBASSADOR MOLRY AND USAID/KYLOH
BRUSSELS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS AND USAID/LERNER
NSC FOR JDWORKEN AND AFRICA DIRECTORATE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT: THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF HUNGER AND HIV/AIDS IN
ETHIOPIA AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

"THE WORLD KNOWS THAT HIV/AIDS IS FATAL. THE WORLD ALSO
KNOWS THAT SOUTHERN AFRICA, WHERE SOME OF THE HIGHEST HIV
PREVALENCE RATES ARE FOUND, HAS SUFFERED FROM SERIOUS FOOD
SHORTAGES AFFECTING MILLIONS OF IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE. BUT THE
WORLD CLEARLY DOES NOT YET REALIZE THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG -
TERM IMPLICATIONS OF A CRISIS CAUSED BY THE CONJUNCTION OF
HIV/AIDS WITH CHRONIC POVERTY, ERRATIC RAINFALL, PROBLEMATIC
GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND NATURAL RESOURCE DEGRADATION, OR THE
URGENT NEED IT SIGNALS FOR A PROFOUND SHIFT IN HUMANITARIAN
AND DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIES.

IN THE SIX COUNTRIES CURRENTLY SUFFERING FOOD SHORTAGES IN
SOUTHERN AFRICA, THE HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC IS ENDANGERING THE
LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AND UNRAVELLING
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THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF SOCIETY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
STABILITY AND SECURITY OF THE REGION AS A WHOLE IS AT RISK.
ONLY RECENTLY HAVE THE GOVERNMENTS OF SOME OF THE MOST
AFFECTED COUNTRIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA BEGUN TO COMPREHEND
THE CRISIS THAT IS UPON THEM - A REALITY THAT HAS DRIVEN
SOME POLITICAL LEADERS IN THE REGION TO SPEAK OF THE THREAT
OF EXTINCTION. IT HAS TAKEN THE LOUD EMERGENCY OF A SEVERE
FOOD SHORTAGE AFFECTING 15.1 MILLION PEOPLE TO DEMONSTRATE
TO THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS PARTNERS THE INSIDIOUS
POTENTIAL OF HIV/AIDS TO UNDERMINE ENTIRE SOCIETIES AND
NATIONS AND TURN CRISES INTO CATASTROPHES." END QUOTE.

WILL WE BE WRITING A SIMILAR COMMENT ABOUT ETHIOPIA ONE-TWO
YEARS HENCE?

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NEXT STEPS FOR UN AGENCIES FROM BOTH THE MORRIS/LEWIS AND US
MISSION PERSPECTIVE
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6. SOME KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE UN AGENCIES FROM THE
MORRIS/LEWIS REPORT ARE AS FOLLOWS:

A) THE UNITED NATIONS MUST PROVIDE A POWERFUL AND ENERGIZING
LEADERSHIP, AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE AGENCIES, FUNDS AND
PROGRAMS, IN ORDER FOR THE PANDEMIC TO BE CONFRONTED
URGENTLY AT COUNTRY LEVEL. NOTE: US MISSION ADDS THAT THIS
NEEDS TO BE DIRECTLY REFLECTED IN THE UN COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT
FRAMEWORK (UNDAF). END NOTE.
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B) UN SHOULD CONSIDER REVISITING PREVIOUS METHODS OF SHORING
UP GOVERNMENTS AND POPULATIONS IN CRISIS -- INCLUDING DIRECT
CASH ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANZATIONS THAT
SUBSIDIZE SOCIAL SECTORS, AND DIREC SUPPORT TO MINISTRIES,
ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUIONS THAT ARE LOSING THE HUMAN
RESOURCES AND SKILED PROFESSIONALS REQUIRED TO FUNCTION
EFFECTIVEY.

C) DUE TO HIV/AIDS, THE NUMBERS OF CHRONICALY FOOD INSECURE
AND THOSE REQUIRING NUTRITIONAL UPPORT CAN BE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE OVER THE LONG TERM. THERE IS A
NEED TO EXPLORE AND INSTITUTIONALIZE ALTERNATIVE MECHANISMS
THAT PROVIDE ACCESS TO SUFFICIENT FOOD AND ADEQUATE
NUTRITION. THIS SHOULD BE DONE IN WAYS THAT ENCOURAGE
PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO OPTIMIZE SELF-RELIANCE
AND STIMULATE LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRIVATE-SECTOR CAPACITY TO
MEET DEMAND FOR FOOD.

D) THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM MUST CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE AND

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USDA FAS WASHDC PRIORITY 2577
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AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
IGAD COLLECTIVE
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
SECDEF WASHDC
USEU BRUSSELS 3154
USMISSION GENEVA
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK

UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 04 ROME 000876

SIPDIS

AIDAC

FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME

AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA FOR AMBASSADOR BRAZEAL AND USAID
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FREEMAN
UNCLASSIFIED

PAGE 02 ROME 00876 03 OF 04 040822Z
USAID/W FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, D/A SCHIECK, AA/DCHA
WINTER, AA/AFR NEWMAN AND DAA/AFR BROWN, DCHA/D/FFP LANDIS,
D/OFDA MCCONNELL, AA/GLOBAL PETERSON
STATE FOR P U/S GROSSMAN, U/S LARSON, IO A/S HOLMES, A/S PRM
DEWEY, A/S AFR KANSTEINER, AFR/EA, IO/EDA WINNICK
USDA/FAS FOR U/S PENN AND CHAMBLISS
USDA/FAS NAIROBI FOR KESSLER
USMISSION GENEVA FOR AMBASSADOR MOLRY AND USAID/KYLOH
BRUSSELS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS AND USAID/LERNER
NSC FOR JDWORKEN AND AFRICA DIRECTORATE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT: THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF HUNGER AND HIV/AIDS IN
ETHIOPIA AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

SUPPORT GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE A MORE PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP ROLE
WITH RESPECT TO COMBATING HIV/AIDS. THE REPORT RECOMMENDS
THAT POSITIVE LEGISLATION BE INTRODUCED THAT PROTECTS WOMEN,
AND THAT SOCIAL REFORM BE ENACTED THAT ADDRESSES THE BURDEN
OF CARE CARRIED BY WOMEN. THE ROLE OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT IN LEADING A VISIBLE EFFORT AGAINST HIV/AIDS AND
IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED AND SHOULD BE
ENCOURAGED.

E) UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES NEED TO COMMIT THEMSELVES TO
REVIEWING THEIR EMERGENCY AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN AREAS
OF HIGH HIV PREVALENCE THROUGH THE "LENS" OF HIV/AIDS.
MOREOVER, AGENCIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE WITH THEIR
PARTNERS AND DONORS FOR THE NEED TO FULLY INTEGRATE HIV/AIDS
INTO THEIR ACTIVITIES.
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7. IN US MISSION'S VIEW, UN AGENCIES CAN ALSO ASSIST IN
STRUCTURING EFFECTIVE HIV/AIDS STRATEGIES, AS FOLLOWS:

F) THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND
MALARIA - IS A KEY RESPONSE INSTRUMENT IN THE EVOLUTION OF
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS PRODUCING MORE EFFECTIVE RESULTS. THE
UN IS URGED TO ASSIST, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE PLAY A LEAD
ROLE, WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS IN MAKING SURE THAT AN EFFECTIVE
COUNTRY COORDINATION MECHANISM (CCM) IS IN PLACE.

G) ALL MAJOR UN INTER-AGENCY MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING
(MOUS) (BETWEEN UNICEF, UNHCR, WFP, WHO, ETC.,) SHOULD BE
REVIEWED TO ENSURE AND EXPAND THE COLLABORATION RELATED TO
TARGETING FOOD INSECURE HIV/AIDS-PRONE OR AFFECTED
POPULATIONS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

H) BOTH THE UN AND THEIR NGO PARTNERS NEED TO QUICKLY
INTENSIFY AND EXPAND ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN HIV/AIDS
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS, CARE FOR ORPHANS, AND TRAINING FOR
SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BETTER MANAGE THIS PANDEMIC.

I) UN PARTNERS NEED TO COME TOGETHER IN ESTABLISHING
STANDARD INDICATORS AND METHODS FOR INCORPORATING HIV/AIDS
IN FOOD SECURITY, CROP AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS. MORE
AND BETTER ESTIMATES OF THE MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS OF AIDS IN
COUNTRY ARE NEEDED IN ORDER TO FULLY UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS
ITS DEVASTATING IMPACT.

J) UN AGENCIES (WFP, UNICEF, FAO) ARE ENCOURAGED TO WORK
ALONG WITH WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) TO ACCELERATE THE
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REVIEW OF EXISTING MATERIAL ON "HIV/AIDS AND NUTRITION" AND
DEVELOP JOINT UN GUIDELINES.

K) UN AGENCIES ARE URGED TO BECOME FORCEFUL ADVOCATES WITH
PARLIAMENTARIANS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN EVERY COUNTRY TO
DEVELOP NATIONAL POLICIES FOR ORPHANS AND INNOVATIVE
COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED.

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8. MY RECENT TRIPS TO SOUTHERN AFRICA (REFS B AND C) AND TO
ETHIOPIA HAVE BROUGHT HOME TO ME THE RECENT COMMENT OF DR.
PETER POIT (UNAIDS CHIEF) THAT "HIV/AIDS IS RAPIDLY WIPING
OUT DECADES OF DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRIBUTING TO REGIONAL
INSTABILITY. THE CASE FOR INCREASING ACTION AGAINST THIS
EPIDEMIC HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER OR MORE URGENT." I SEE A
GROWING NEGATIVE SYNERGY BETWEEN AIDS AND FAMINE, AS FEWER

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USDA FAS WASHDC PRIORITY 2578
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AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
IGAD COLLECTIVE
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
SECDEF WASHDC
USEU BRUSSELS 3155
USMISSION GENEVA
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK

UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 04 ROME 000876

SIPDIS

AIDAC

FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME

AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA FOR AMBASSADOR BRAZEAL AND USAID
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FREEMAN
UNCLASSIFIED

PAGE 02 ROME 00876 04 OF 04 040822Z
USAID/W FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, D/A SCHIECK, AA/DCHA
WINTER, AA/AFR NEWMAN AND DAA/AFR BROWN, DCHA/D/FFP LANDIS,
D/OFDA MCCONNELL, AA/GLOBAL PETERSON
STATE FOR P U/S GROSSMAN, U/S LARSON, IO A/S HOLMES, A/S PRM
DEWEY, A/S AFR KANSTEINER, AFR/EA, IO/EDA WINNICK
USDA/FAS FOR U/S PENN AND CHAMBLISS
USDA/FAS NAIROBI FOR KESSLER
USMISSION GENEVA FOR AMBASSADOR MOLRY AND USAID/KYLOH
BRUSSELS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS AND USAID/LERNER
NSC FOR JDWORKEN AND AFRICA DIRECTORATE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT: THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF HUNGER AND HIV/AIDS IN
ETHIOPIA AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

AND FEWER FARMERS ARE AVAILABLE TO WORK THE FIELDS. FAO
TELLS US THAT SEVEN MILLION FARMERS HAVE ALREADY LOST THEIR
LIVES TO AIDS IN AFRICA. IT IS CLEAR THAT EVERY UN
ORGANIZATION INCLUDING THOSE WHICH WE WORK WITH HERE IN ROME
- AND ALL OF US NEED TO INTENSIFY OUR EFFORTS. HALL

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