and thereby to provide the basis for a concerted international response to th€Aftican energency. with the crose co-operation of the worrd Food council (wFc),the United Uations ChiLdrenrs Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the UniCed l,ta lions High commissj.oner for Refugees (uNHcR), the office of the unlted Nations Disaster ReliefCo-ordi.nator (ltNDRO), UNDP, the F6od and Agriculture Organization of the UnitedNations (FAo) and the world Health organizatlon (wHo), oEoA has helped to mobi.lizeadditional resources !o deal with the eoergency. It act.s as an information basefor donors' providing monchly and quarterry countEy-level assessments including theIatest information in all emergency sectors, namely food, logistic health. watersupply' sanitation, relief and survlval and agrlcultural recovery. OEOA alsosupports field operations, hrorking closeLy trith the United lGtions residentco-ordinators and the Emergency operations croups in affected countries in order to remove major bottle-necks in eoergency operations, 13. with the assistance of oEoA, the secr eta ry-cenerar convened in March l9g5 at Geneva a Conference on Che Emergency Situation in Africa. At that time, the UnitedNations estimated that the unmet emergency needs of gome 20 African countries amounted to $1.6 biDion. of trhich $1 billi.on was for food aid, including transport, 14. FAO and WI.P have played a major role in flbbilizing international- suppore for
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a response to a humanitarian crisis in Africa, with a focus on providing aid and resources to affected countries. The mention of organizations such as UNICEF, UNHCR, and FAO suggests that the crisis is related to food, shelter, and healthcare. The text also mentions the mobilization of additional resources, assessments, and field operations, which implies a coordinated response to the emergency.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Health