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"Desertification Means Famine"

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Desertification Means Famine. Food aid came too late for two of the three children of this Ethiopian mother; days after this photo was taken they died. According to UNEP each year 21 million hectares of once productive land is rendered useless for...

United Nations Environment Programme

"Desertification Means Famine"

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Desertification Means Famine. Food aid came too late for two of the three children of this Ethiopian mother; days after this photo was taken they died. According to UNEP each year 21 million hectares of once productive land is rendered useless for...

United Nations Environment Programme

Drinking Water

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  • 1984-12-8

(Left): Even the single drop from the tap is nectar to him. (Right): Two emaciated girls who have nothing but skin and bones for bodies.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Ethiopia

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  • 1984-11-11

The desperate plight of a dying three-year-old contrasts with the joy of a child for whom relief arrived in time.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Seventeen Year Old Eritrean Girl

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  • 1984-11-25

Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians are hunger-stricken due to the famine in Ethiopia. The picture shows the tragic condition of a 17-year-old girl. Debilitating malnutrition is more common among women and girls, who are considered less important...

Earthscan