Warned the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in a statement Friday that three million children face the risk of death or serious illnesses in the Horn of Africa coincided result of drought and conflict and rising food prices.

UNICEF reported that "three million children in this arid region and marginalized face the risk of death or illness or the consequences of malnutrition in the long run and they represent a large segment of the 14 million people infected with a serious and growing numbers are cause for concern."

And issued warnings in recent weeks as several humanitarian agencies of the United Nations and non-governmental organizations estimated the number of people threatened by serious food crises in East Africa is estimated at 14 million people.

UNICEF pointed out that drought added to the "worst acts of violence" defined the region for years in Somalia and "some parts of northern Ethiopia", as well as rising food prices, which exceeded 200% during the last eight months in areas suffering the most.

The UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Per Angebak that "it is necessary to adopt national policies on energy in this difficult phase and additional international monitoring of funds quickly. The threats to children and their families, serious and time is short to contain them."

He said Angebak "The security (humanitarian workers) presents a major problem" in many regions of the Horn of Africa.

In Somalia the vulnerability of these workers from local and foreigners in the past months of bloody attacks and kidnappings increasingly led to the deaths of six drivers Somalis working for the WFP from the beginning of 2008.

According to the United Nations, about 23 million Somalis representing about 40% of the population will need humanitarian assistance by the end of the year, up 77% since January 2008

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Euro exchange rate went down at about 10,55 GMT Friday to their lowest levels since October 24 as it totaled $ 1,4196 following the issue of German industrial production figures, which exceeded expectations Askt retreat in July.

The decline in German industrial production in July by 1.8% monthly rate, a percentage much higher than the expectations of analysts, according to interim figures published by the Economy Ministry on Friday.

And thus continue to decline, the European currency versus the U.S. currency since mid-July after registering a record in the historic July 15 amounted to $ 1,6038. The euro has since then more than 11% of its value.

And reducing the European Central Bank on Thursday forecast for growth during the current year to 1.4% versus 1.8% previously. Having seen the euro area, which includes 15 states during the second quarter of the year, the first contraction in economic activity since its inception year 1999.

Did not give the European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet no indications on the possibility of lowering interest rates to stimulate the European economy.

However, although his comments suggested that the possible adoption of softness in cash by investors after the sale of turnout has led to the euro currency in such a low price on Thursday in exchange markets in favour of the dollar and yen

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A powerful earthquake in north-west of Argentina on Wednesday, according to a U.S. National Geophysical Institute.
He said that the strength of the American Institute earthquake reached 6.3 degrees on the Richter scale and struck at a distance of 170 km northeast of Santiago del Estero in Argentina at a depth of 547 km.

There were no reports of casualties or damage according to the Institute

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