Contributions are urgently needed now to avoid food distributions to come to a halt at the end of April which will cause a spike in malnutrition rates. Skip to main content. Get the free mobile apps Get the latest news from us on our apps.
Welcome to the United Nations. Toggle navigation Language:. Africa Renewal. Surviving on food assistance Rahima Dadafe, a year-old mother of four, is holding her youngest son, Nebiyu Jemal, age 1. The Ethiopian government estimates that Nigel Timmins, Oxfam's Humanitarian Director, said: "People are watching their crops wither and their animals starve to death all the while knowing they don't have enough food and water themselves. The Ethiopian government is doing its best but the scale of the problem requires urgent and significant funding from donors to complement the government's efforts.
It's been clear for months that this drought would have a devastating effect on Ethiopia. More needs to be done to help the country cope. Oxfam is helping over , people in three areas of the country by trucking in water, repairing boreholes and wells, and giving out animal feed.
While the risk of a deterioration beyond Emergency IPC Phase 4 has declined, continued humanitarian assistance is needed through at least September The Belg March to May rains performed very poorly over most northern Belg-producing areas, leading harvests to be as much as 40 percent below average and delayed by one to two months.
Crisis IPC Phase 3 outcomes are projected to persist through at least January across large areas of Somali Region, as drought recovery continues amidst recent conflicts. In addition, ethnic conflicts in Oromia along the Somali border and between West Guji of Oromia and Gedeo of SNNPR have caused significant displacement, restricting typical access to food and income sources.
The Horn of Africa HoA including northeast Uganda is currently experiencing a prolonged drought, largely as a result of below average precipitation from the seasonal short rains April-July and long rains October-December.
Prevailing dry conditions across the region have led to the deterioration of farmland and pastures, loss of livestock, sharply increased food prices, and reduction of the availability of water in large areas of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.
At the regional level, the number of severely food insecure people has increased to approximately 12 million, in large part as a result of the drought.
Pre-existing protection, health, WASH, and shelter needs have been also been exacerbated. The Alert projects the number of food-insecure people in Crisis or worse to increase to 8. OCHA, 01 Dec The food security situation is deteriorating in lowlands of Wag Hamra, North Gonder, Central Gonder and North Wollo zones of Amhara region due to crop failure and reduction of income from sale of livestock and livestock products.
So far, the regional Government has provided emergency food aid for drought-affected people in Wag Hamra zone. The regional Government requested partners to support in non-food sectors, mainly WaSH, education, agriculture and livestock and livelihood, including cash assistance. OCHA, 05 Jan Global climate change has brought detrimental impact on Ethiopia and resulted recurrent drought. Gov't, Ethiopia, 26 Jan Humanitarian assistance is expected to improve outcomes in some areas to Stressed!
IPC Phase 2! IPC Phase 1! High food assistance needs are likely to persist in Ethiopia due to the compounding impacts of COVID related restrictions, insecurity, weather shocks including forecast below-average October to December rains, the poor macroeconomic context, and dessert locusts.
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