聯合國：非洲之角旱情好轉

The United Nations says drought and famine conditions are easing across the Horn of Africa, though it warns the regional crisis is not over.

The U.N. humanitarian affairs office says ongoing rains have improved water supplies in most parts of the Horn, and notes that natural vegetation has “vastly” increased across the drought-stricken parts of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.

The report Friday, which cites the U.N. Food Security and Nutrition Working Group, says the increase in water has also led to increased milk production from goats and other livestock.

The U.N. cautions that food security in the region remains shaky due to high food prices, impassable roads, and conflict. Kenyan forces recently crossed into southern Somalia to hunt down the militant group al-Shabab.

Earlier this year, famine was declared in six areas of southern Somalia after back-to-back years of poor rain. Aid agencies are still helping millions of people in the Horn, mainly Somalis, who are dealing with food shortages and regional insecurity.聯合國表示，整個非洲之角的乾旱和饑荒狀況正在緩解，但該地區的危機還沒有結束。

聯合國人道主義事務辦公室表示，正在持續的降雨改善了非洲之角大多數地區的水供給狀況。同時，索馬里、埃塞俄比亞和肯尼亞大部分乾旱嚴重地區的自然植被有了很大改善。

星期五公佈的報告引述聯合國糧食安全和營養工作組的話說，水量的豐富還提高了山羊和其它牲畜的產奶量。

但聯合國警告說，由於糧食價格高漲、道路不通以及衝突，當地的糧食危機仍然嚴峻。肯尼亞軍隊最近進入索馬里南部追繳激進組織青年黨。

今年早些時候，由於降雨連年稀少，索馬里南部六個地區宣佈出現饑荒。救援機構仍然在幫助非洲之角數百萬災民，其中主要在索馬里。索馬里正面臨糧食短缺和地區安全問題。