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And Now The Horror Of Famine: Help is on the way, but will it be enough and in time?

Source :
TIME Magazine; 10/22/1979, Vol. 114 Issue 17, p52-52, 1p
Publication Year :
1979

Abstract

The article reports on the famine experienced by the people in Phnom-Penh, Cambodia during the control of Khmer Rouge under the Pol Pot regime. It states the sufferings of at least two million people which results to death due to starvation or disease such as malaria. It mentions the rescue operation supported by international relief agencies in Japan, Great Britain, European Community and the U.S., which costs 110 million dollars. It notes that emergency rations are supplied by the International Red Cross, the World Food Program and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0040781X
Volume :
114
Issue :
17
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
TIME Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
53525605