March 5/2021(ENA) The Government of Ethiopia has allocated close to forty billion Birr for food assistance to respond to the dire humanitarian needs in Tigray region. In a press statement the...
SITUATION AT A GLANCE 43.8 MILLION Estimated Population of SudanUN – June 2020 13.4 MILLION Estimated Number of People in Need of Humanitarian AssistanceUN – January 2021 2.5 MILLION Estimated...
Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region have gone without health care for months Fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has displaced hundreds of thousands of...
Socioeconomic data of refugees and host communities are crucial to support the objectives of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), inform effective development policy, and respond timely to shocks...
Ethiopia is currently facing challenging times and the World Bank Group is keenly following the latest developments in the country. The unrest in Ethiopia is unfortunate and of great concern. Such...
Fast Facts In Ethiopia, International Medical Corps is now co-chair of the health and nutrition sub-cluster based in Gondar for the Tigray response. We have completed 2,700 consultations, and reached...
Population movement As of 2 March, 3,170 refugees and migrants have been registered as rescued/intercepted at sea by the Libyan Coast Guard and disembarked in Libya. On 2 March, some 100 individuals...
Cash is an increasing part of WFP’s global portfolio. In 2019, WFP transferred US$ 2.1 billion to nearly 28 million people in 64 countries across the world - 38 percent of total assistance. Cash...
Context, shocks, and impact Ongoing conflict, desert locust invasion, recurrent climatic shocks such as floods and droughts, and socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 are the key drivers of humanitarian...
Abnormal dryness and drought persist in parts of Southern Africa Desert locust swarms and bands continue to threaten the Horn of Africa, especially parts of Kenya and Ethiopia. Much of Madagascar...