Since there is no emergency at the present time in the Afar Regional State, no emergency relief response is required at this point and no appeal will be issued either internationally or nationally. Further monitoring of the vulnerable areas, however, will have to be continued. Regarding relief goods already sent to Gewane and Bure-Mudaitu Weredas, the DPPC has decided not to distribute and to hold the stocks locally as reserves, thereby increasing local preparedness to face possible future emergencies. Furthermore, the DPPC is to advise, through the Ministry of Information, that the state media should develop more professionalism in the future and refrain from publishing unconfirmed and unfounded stories. Information in this report has been obtained from specialised UN agencies and NGO reports.
Reference is made to other sources of information as necessary.