UK Responds to Chad, Niger Food Crisis

The U.K. Department for International Development pledged 15 million pounds to help address looming food shortages in Chad and Niger. This aid will be directed to U.N. aid agencies and nonprofits already providing emergency relief and malnutrition treatment in the two African countries. U.K. International Development Minister Gareth Thomas said the agency will also provide seeds and animal feed to help small farmers in Chad and Niger protect their farms and livestock. Thomas encouraged other donor countries to act on the situation to prevent a full-blown humanitarian crisis in the two countries.