Background
Many hundred children are affected by malnutrition as the result of drought. Ethiopia is once again in humanitarian crises. Ethiopian Authorities on June 3, 2008 announced that 4.5 million people are directly affected by drought and need emergency food nationwide. However humanitarian organizations including WFP believed that the number is underestimated. On the other hand UNICEF says that six million children under five living in drought affected districts need urgent and continued preventive health and nutrition intervention. In most areas people could not get enough rain for the past seven consecutive months. The failure of rain not only has limited the plantation of crops but also resulted in the loss of significant number of livestock. The oxen can not farm since they are very weak. This coupled with the high soaring price of food, fuel and fertilizer has exacerbated the situation.
Africa: Thousands Join WFP's Global Walk to End Hunger - Jun 8, 2009
Thousands of people around the world joined the World Food Program and its major corporate partners on Sunday in a walk event that aims to raise awareness and money to feed hungry school children in poorest countries of the world.
Ethiopia: Catholic Relief Agency Responds to Food Crisis - May 15, 2009
The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) will start distribution of relief food worth USD 50 million to hunger-stricken Ethiopians.
Ethiopia: Humanitarian Bulletin - 11 May 2009
Food Security
Ethiopia: Urgent Food Supplies Stuck in Djibouti - 4 Mar 2009
Beneficiaries of food aid in Ethiopia could face tougher times unless supplies that are stuck in Djibouti port arrive quickly in the country, sources said.
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Appeals for $ Half Billion for Emergency Food Aid - 26 Feb 2009
Ethiopia on Tuesday appealed for financial aid amounting to close to a half a billion USD to feed 4.9 million citizens the government says are in dire need of emergency relief in 2009.
Ethiopia: Belgium Donates Over $1 Million for WFP's Activities - 12 Dec 2008
The Government of Belgium donated 1.331,028.million USD to the the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) activities in Ethiopia, the UN agency said in a media statement on Thursday.
Ethiopia: USAID Gives $22 Mln to Support WFP's HIV/Aids Program - 4 Dec 2008
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday contributed $22 million dollar-worth food itemsto support World Food Program's (WFP) Urban HIV/AIDS Program in Ethiopia over the next three years.
Ethiopia: Drought Intensifies in Tigray - 27 Nov 2008
The humanitarian situation in the drought-affected north and north-eastern Ethiopia continues to deteriorate as severe drought bites. (Read More...)
Ethiopia: Severe Drought Hits a Farmer [interview] - 26 Nov 2008
Like many areas in the Horn of Africa, northern and northeastern Ethiopia are experiencing severe drought caused by the failure of the short (Belg) and long rains (Meher), resulting in low crop yields or even total crop failure in some areas. (Read More...)
Ethiopia: Japan Contributes Food Aid Worth Five Million U.S. Dollars
The government of Japan yesterday handed over 9,600 metric tons of wheat worth 5.01 million USD to the Ethiopian Grain Trade Enterprise (EGTE) in its Food Aid Scheme grant. (Read more...)
Ethiopia: No End in Sight for Drought-Hit Country, UN Aid Wing Says - 6 November 2008
The prolonged drought across much of Ethiopia is likely to continue into next year, and the outlook for crop production in the east of the country remains grim, the United Nations humanitarian wing said today. (Read more...)
Ethiopia: Humanitarian Aid 'Needed Until June 2009' - 28 October 2008
The government and Ethiopia's humanitarian partners should prepare for significant increases in vulnerability until at least June 2009 if rains are poor between October and January, an early warning agency has said. (Read more...)
Ethiopia: Commission Provides -15 Million for Hoa Emergency Food Aid - 23 October 2008
As the International community marks World Food Day 2008, the European Commission has adopted a new emergency funding decision of -15 million for food assistance in the Horn of Africa. (Read more...)
REVISED HUMANITARIAN REQUIREMENT FOR 2008 - June 2008
The emergency beneficiary figure has been adjusted from 2.2 million to 4.6 million due
to the drought condition in different parts of the country, following the findings (Read more...)
Ethiopia: Country Needs $265 Million for Emergency Drought Aid - Food Security Situation Continues to Be Worrying - Ministry - 15 Oct 2008
Government said on Tuesday that 6.4 million of the people currently need emergency food aid due to drought, and appealed for a further $265 million from donors. (Read More...)
Ethiopia: Emergency Beneficiaries Increase to 6.4 Million - 14 Oct 2008
More than six million people in Ethiopia now require emergency food assistance because of drought and rising food prices, according to the government, revising a June estimate of 4.6 million needy people. The official figure in April was 2.2 million. (Read More...)
Ethiopia: Over Six Million in Need of Emergency Food Aid, UN Reports - 10 Oct 2008
The United Nations' humanitarian arm has warned that food insecurity is worsening in Ethiopia, with over six million people now in need of emergency aid to stay alive. (Read more...)
Ethiopia: Millions More Going Hungry As Aid Effort Stalls - Oxfam Agency Calls for Rich Countries to Redouble Aid Effort
The number of Ethiopians needing emergency assistance has leapt by 40 percent from 4.6 million to 6.4 million people since June, Oxfam said citing latest official figures from the United Nations and the Ethiopian government.(Read more...)
Ethiopia: Can't Eat, Won't Learn - 9 Oct 2008
Ethiopia's schools have opened for the new academic year, but severe food insecurity in some regions has kept thousands of children out of class. (Read more...)
Ethiopia: UN Health Agency Calls for Extra $8 Million to Help Aid Operations
Ethiopia: Humanitarian Bulletin - 29 September 2008 EMERGENCY BENEFICIARY NUMBER REVISED The Government has indicated that approximately 6.4 million people will be in need of relief food assistance for the coming months.
Ethiopia: Caught in the Middle of Horn of Africa Emergency "The Horn of Africa region is facing the worst humanitarian crisis since 1984, and Ethiopia is caught in the middle." (Read more...)
Ethiopia's new famine: "A ticking time bomb"
Ethiopia: Outlook Bleak for Pastoral Regions as Crops Fail
U.S. Provides Additional $112 Million in Humanitarian Aid
Audio Slideshow: On the brink of starvation
Ethiopia: Humanitarian Bulletin - 21 July 2008
Ethiopians Wait for Aid, Government Downplays Drought
14 Million in Need of Emergency Aid, Says UN
Everyone's starving' in Ethiopia, aid worker says
Netherlands Donates 5 Million Euro to Drought Victims
UN Food Agency Widens Assistance to Feed Nearly 5 Million
Government Calls for More Funds to Offset Food Shortages
Life-Saving Therapeutic Supplies Arrive for Emergency Relief
Unicef Starts Distributing Life-Saving Food to Malnourished Children
Govt Provides Boost for Undernourished Children, Women
Unicef Appeals for $49 Million for Drought-Affected Country
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