Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 26, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba 16 Winnipeg free january 1985 ethiopian politics hinder food Strong confirms United nations up Maurice the perennial Dian is bringing All his personal strengths to the United nations in the Battle to save millions of lives in famine stricken the situation is so says that it will take a Monu mental worldwide Effort to save the starving millions of sub Sahara Afri he estimates that at least 150 million people in 10 countries Are acutely affected by drought and economic in his first interview since taking Over As executive coordinator of the newly created in office for Emer gency operations in Strong confirmed yesterday several Media reports that the ethiopian govern ment indeed has hindered the flow of food to starving rebels in secessionist Eritrea and Tigre food Aid is getting through to millions of others in Ethi Strong distressing As the starvation prob world lems of Eritrea and Tigre May Strong warns that they be singled out As a reason for slowing support for Aid to the estimated seven million people in Ethiopia who desperately need help More than Ever to what is really shaping up in Africa is one of the greatest human Trage one of the greatest human that weve Ever Strong the task of coordinating Aid from so Many both governmental and is so Large that the in emergency operation he Heads has to be put on footing similar to War Strong recalling How the allies mobilized their resources to defeat nazi Germany and Japan in the second world Strong himself expressed distress Over the fact that the politics of famine Are being played in particular in from the private reports he has Strong said that internal conflicts in Ethiopia clearly have impeded the flow of food to millions of starving rebels in Eritrea and he will go to Africa next week to see the situation visiting Ethiopia and Sudan for certain and possibly some other droughts Rick in hundreds of thousands of rebels have fled Eritrea and jamming refugee Camps in neighbouring Strong has been to Ethiopia Many but not he was the first director general of the in environment program in 1973 and served three the program is based in while he could not speak from personal experience on the latest situation in he said that from the in reports he a great Deal of food is getting that is very important to recon Many lives Are being there Are areas into which food supplies Are Only getting through but the problem of getting food to people who need it is not Only one of trying to Deal with internal Strong you must also Deal with transportation and Road systems and infrastructures which Are simply not geared to handle the massive move ments that Are required at this is a great logistics problem which is being dealt with quite effectively in most but this is really a wartime Situa Tion in the sense of people whose lives have been affected and in the sense of the scale of resources that must be mobilized and deployed to meet that after the plight of the starving africans have disappeared from our television their plight will still be very real and its not going to be solved by immediate gifts of Strong it is he that we help them establish the base for Lon term that Means better methods of Zirri better ways of looking after their a balancing of the pressures of a burgeoning human As Well As animal population on the land within the capacity of the land to sustain those Strong also said More emphasis must be put on food production for Domestic consumption rather than placing the emphasis on Export crops to finance a huge foreign debt estimated by the United nations at billion in Africa Strong said he was pleased the Way Canada As a major donor coun try has accelerated its Aid to Afri he singled out external affairs minister Joe Clark for showing per Sonal concern and leadership in the Field and praised the Mulroney governments appointment of David Macdonald As Canadian Aid coordinator for african Strong Lon term viability up to on dinettes save Watha new i for your Home save Acme contemporary 5 piece Dinette with table 36 x 48 60 in Dominion Oak and 4 chairs in Capri Chestnut Nylon velvet brass our set set 699 save Acme contemporary 5 piece brass finish Dinette with table 42 diameter in Summit Oak and 4 chairs upholstered in Melbourne rust Nylon velvet our Reg set save Acme contemporary 5 piece Dinette with table 36 x 48 60 in Grey horizon and 4 chairs in Cambridge Grey Vinyl and Chrome our save Acme colonial 5 piece Dinette with table 36 x 48 60 and 4 mates entire set finished in our set 499 499 save Acme contemporary 3 piece Dinette consisting of a drop Leaf table 36 diameter finished in Sylvan and 2 chairs in Aruba Cocoa Vinyl and Chrome our set 249 519 the Bay furniture prices in effect while quantities last or until store february Lilia compare if you find a lower Price on these advertised Well match it dial 7832112 downtown shop Fri 930930 vital Kildonan place shop to ;