As part of drought relief, Ceara has enrolled 200, 000 people in literacy classes and school-repair work.
We talked about drought relief and the need for Congress to take action on a comprehensive long-term farm bill, something that Republicans have blocked.
Washington's budget boffins worry that all kinds of other requests will be attached to money for Katrina relief, such as (paradoxically) drought relief for farmers in the mid-west.
There is no drought relief movement.
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There, Guo Yongxin says he knows nothing of the government's drought-relief campaign.
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At the time of the appeal, UN special envoy Catherine Bertini warned that that the conflict with Ethiopia had resulted in both countries "diverting huge sums of money and resources to the war effort" rather than to drought-relief.
Rajasthan, a parched state with a long history of drought-relief works, comes closer to fulfilling that promise than anywhere else, providing 68 days of work on average in the year to March 2008, according to a survey published in Frontline, an Indian newsweekly.
And the President has directed all of the agencies to continue looking for more ways to provide relief from this drought.
But there appears to be little relief in sight from the drought that still afflicts 85% of Texas.
An abundant monsoon, bringing relief and modest prosperity to drought-plagued areas, has lifted optimism about India's economic prospects higher than for several years.
Finally, while the Administration is exploring every possible avenue to provide relief from the impacts of the drought, Congress still needs to act to ensure that the needed disaster assistance is available to these communities.
Tens of thousands are at risk of losing their lives in the drought and starvation and many are fleeing their homes for relief camps in Ethiopia and Kenya.
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Roberts added that in times of drought, flood or other forces of nature that hurt farmers, Congress generally passes disaster relief bills that cost billions and are bureaucratic nightmares.
Governments with the financial resources have been able to pursue alternative measures within the global marketplace to achieve this goal, while others are re-examining their development and trade policies, and even turning to emergency relief to overcome food crises, such as those experienced in the Horn of Africa and Sahel due to drought.
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