International Federation of Red Cross assisted vulnerable herders

Odonchimeg 2016-03-21 12:03

Economy

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an emergency appeal for more than $800 000 to assist around 25 000 vulnerable herders in Mongolia.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an emergency appeal for more than $800 000 to assist around 25 000 vulnerable herders in Mongolia. Hundreds of thousands of farm animals have perished in a slow-moving natural disaster in Mongolia and the international aid response has been insufficient, the Red Cross said on Friday, past week. Mongolia has been hit by a devastating natural phenomenon known as a "dzud", said the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - a hot summer drought followed by a severe winter. The combination spells doom for livestock in a country where IFRC said a third of the thinly-spread population rely on animal husbandry for their livelihoods. More than 350 000 animals have already died, but more than a million deaths are expected, according to the latest available data from the UN mission in the country, IFRC said.