President. in the Sahel and other parts of Africa. the food situation continues to deteriorate. Contrary to the administrations general optimism before this subcommittee last spring. a recent internal report of our Government suggests that "catastrophic consequences" continue from the Sahelien drought. and that the situation of the people is "precarious" in some areas. The number of famine refugees is growing. Many relief camps are overburdened. Last years logistical bottlenecks and administrative delays in the movement of food and medicine continues. Malnutrition and disease still threaten many thousandsand the death rate continues to climb. In the days and weeks ahead. the Refugee Subcommittee will continue its efforts in behalf of a more viable international relief and rehabilitation program for the drought affected areas of Africa. This should include some greater leadership by our own Governmentand a more speedy allocation of the more than $85.000.000 Congress has appropriated for disaster relief in Africa. Hopefully. the administration will use these funds to save lives and rehabilitate peoplewith the same ingenuity and sense of urgency it spends our money in Indochina. or for military aid around the globe.
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