Christian agencies warn that 10 million people face famine in Horn of Africa

London, July 7 (ENInews)--With the United Nations warning that the Horn of Africa and other parts of Africa are facing their worst drought in sixty years, Christian Aid and several other relief agencies have called on their supporters to help, despite global economic uncertainty.

"More than ten million people are thought to be affected across the region, with Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia hardest hit," said Kirsty Smith, director of the Methodist Relief and Development Fund. "Two successive failed rainy seasons have meant lost harvests, and the decimation of livestock. Soaring food prices have exacerbated the situation, leaving people hungry and unable to meet their basic needs," she said. 

At the Methodist Church conference in England concluding today, Rev. Paul D. Critchley called on Christians everywhere to respond to the worsening situation in East Africa through prayer, action and giving, "thus to stand in solidarity with the poor as the Gospel tells us to do."