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<p>Southern Africa is facing an urgent humanitarian crisis due to drought and other
climate-related and economic factors. In southern Angola over 500,000 people are experiencing
crisis-level food insecurity.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is pushing to put this crisis on
the international agenda. DFID is supporting the regional response through our contributions
to multilaterals, notably the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The UK
is the largest overall contributor to the CERF since its inception. The CERF has so
far allocated approximately £4.8 million to the response in Angola.</p><p> </p><p>Through
Regional Vulnerability Analysis and Assessment (RVAA) programme, led by the Southern
Africa Development Community (SADC), the UK is supporting assessments to inform humanitarian
and resilience responses, including in Angola.</p>
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