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"Desertification Means Famine"
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
(Filter being washed) A filter in the water supply system of Addis Ababa being washed.
Morning Times
Addis Ababa: Manifestation on the Occasion of the International Year of the Child
20,000 Addis Ababa children gathered at the national stadium of the Ethiopian capital for a manifestation on occasion of the International Year of the Child. In the presence of head of state and government Mengistu Haile Mariam and more representa...
Zentralbild
Askaris Even Live in "Columns"
New pictures from the Northern Front. Askaris even live in "columns"! The Askari warriors whose exploits on behalf of Italy in the war against Abyssinia, are constantly mentioned in despatches, seem to live in military formation even between batt...
Planet News Ltd.
Actual pictures flown directly from Abyssinia. These photos of the bombing of the American Hospital at Dessye were brought by courier to Addis Ababa whence they were flown direct to Paris by Mr. Roland Falk, a London pilot. Mr. Falk flew part of ...
Planet News Ltd.
Camel Corps Leaves Harar for Jijiga
New pictures from the southern front. Men of the Abyssinian camel corps are among the troops leaving Harar, concentration point of the Abyssinian forces, for Jijiga to meet the Italian advance anticipated on the southern front as soon as Marshal ...
Eastern News Photos
Coping with Disaster: Drought in Ethiopia
The UN family of organisations is often called upon to help in times of disaster — natural and man-made. UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) provides legal protection and material assistance to refugees. Severe drought and endless poverty ca...
United Nations Information Centre
(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