The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July approved a grant of $165.08 million to support Ethiopia’s response to the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Projects will build the resilience of rural communities affected by degraded ecosystems and increased water scarcity July 3, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
Population movement As of 1 July, 5,049 refugees and migrants have been registered as rescued/intercepted at sea by the Libyan Coast Guard and disembarked in Libya. On 2 July, more than 260 refugees...
The killing of a prominent Oromo musician has unleashed a wave of protests that have left dozens dead, highlighting anew the fragility of the country’s transition. Authorities and opposition leaders...
Doing Business in Dadaab Report: Market Systems Analysis for Local Economic Development in Dadaab, Kenya UNHCR and ILO, January 2019Read full paper here: This report presents findings from a market...
Highlights WFP’s new Global Response to COVID-19 plan (June 2020) was released this week, detailing the dire global needs, WFP’s response, and the significant requirements to sustain and scale up...
Spring-bred swanns shifting to summer breeding areas The unprecedented Desert Locust threat to food security and livelihoods persists in the Horn of Africa and is increasing in southwest Asia...
COUNTRIES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD FAO assesses that globally 44 countries, of which 34 are in Africa, continue to be in need of external assistance for food. The effects of the...
The twenty-fifth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened and opened by the Director General...
ADDIS ABABA – A funding shortfall of US$158 million this year is threatening millions of people in Ethiopia who depend on food and nutrition assistance for their very survival. The United Nations...