SUMMARY Drought exacerbated by El Niño, combined with extensive flooding, disease outbreaks and the disruption of basic public services, is having a negative impact on the lives and livelihoods of...
FOREWORD BY THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR ETHIOPIA Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa-Onochie UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Drought, worsened by El Niño effects is having a devastating impact on the...
INTRODUCTION This document is presented jointly by the Government of Ethiopia and the Ethiopia Humanitarian Country Team. It presents the key findings of the Governmentled post-harvest assessment of...
An additional US$164 million urgently needed to address increased food and non-food needs for the remainder of the year Addis Ababa, 13 October 2015: The Government of Ethiopia announced yesterday,...
El Niño-driven emergency Failed spring/belg rains increased food insecurity and malnutrition, wreaking havoc on planting and livestock production across the country. This was quickly followed by the...
US$230 million urgently needed to address food and non-food needs for the remainder of the year Addis Ababa, 24 August 2015: On 18 August, the Government of Ethiopia officially launched the...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Contrary to the forecast at the beginning of the year, the 2015 belg/gu/ganna/sugum rains failed in most receiving areas. Kiremt rains started early in parts of central and eastern...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Following the overall near normal performance of the 2014 kiremt rains, food security is expected to improve in many parts of the country. Nevertheless, humanitarian challenges will...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Following the poor 2014 gu/ganna rains, drought conditions are developing in the pastoralist areas of south eastern Ethiopia. The food security situation is also deteriorating in...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The food security situation improved in most parts of the country following normal to above normal 2013 kiremt/deyr/hagya rains, except in pocket areas that received insufficient...