angola: UNICEF Programmes Severely Underfunded

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Angola on Wednesday called for further support from donors for its health and education programmes, warning that the critical shortage of funds was seriously hampering its operations. "Now, more than at any time since independence, Angola possesses enormous potential for recovery and prosperity. But with funding for programmes in health and education floundering at below 10 percent, UNICEF warns that it is fighting to meet the enormous demand created in post-war Angola," the agency said in a statement.