Top 30 Donors to the Horn of Africa Food Crisis

The UN declared a famine in two regions of Somalia last week. Thousands of people are pouring into over crowded refugee camps everyday, while thousands more are languishing in a persistant state of food insecurity.

$1.1 billion dollars has been committee so far for the Horn of Africa food crisis, but there is still a gap of $1 billion to fulfill basic humanitarian needs caused by the worst drought in 60 years.   Below is a list of the top 30 donors to humanitarian programs in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djbouti. From OCHA.

1. United States – $448,017,213 ($46,704,961)
2. European Commission – $167,237,380 ($8,111,588)
3. Japan – $90,386,480
4. UN Central Emergency Response Fund – $86,298,912 ($11 million)
5. United Kingdom – $65,334,968 ($122,734,183)
6. Canada – $26,050,674 ($3,902,440)
7. Denmark – $22,754,682
8. Sweden – $20,175,100
9. Norway – $22,187,271
10. Brazil – $22,095,646
11. The Netherlands – $13,635,563
12. Germany – $13,159,162
13. Spain – $12,194,066 ($4,977,729)
14. Switzerland – $10,767,113 ($572,738)
15. Finland – $7,701,130
16. Australia – $7,455,698 ($47,169,811)
17. France – $5,564,352 ($1,353,276)
18. Ireland – $4,852,895 ($569,801)
19. Italy – $3,012,512 ($1,430,615)
20. United Arab Emirates – $1,927,649
21. Sudan – $1,788,000
22. Islamic Development Bank – $1 million
23. Russian Federation – $1 million
24. New Zealand – $762,777
25. Saudi Arabia – $738,487
26. African Development Bank – $507,898
27. Luxembourg – $276,578
28. South Africa – $146,199
29. Czech Republic – $112,676
30. Estonia – $42,254

The UN is holding a pledging conference in Nairobi today in order to raise $1.6 billion, which is needed to cover humanitarian assistance over the next 12 months.  More donors to step up–and fast. This is a famine.