In Eastern Africa, humanitarian needs continued to be driven by severe climate events (droughts and floods), conflicts, disease outbreaks, and economic shocks throughout 2023 and into 2024. These...
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In Eastern Africa, humanitarian needs continued to be driven by severe climate events (droughts and floods), conflicts, disease outbreaks, and economic shocks throughout 2023 and into 2024. These...
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The current El Niño conditions and the positive Indian Ocean Dipole have brought increased rains in most parts of the East and Horn of Africa, causing riverine and flash floods. The most affected...
Ethiopia is severely affected by climate related hazards. Since 2020, the country has faced prolonged drought resulting from consecutive failed rainy seasons, generally happening in the northern,...
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Conflict, high prices, and flooding sustain elevated humanitarian needs in much of the region Key Messages In October, humanitarian needs remained atypically high across several parts of East Africa,...
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KEY FIGURES 2.2 M People affected 1.4 M Displaced by floods 309 Dead and missing OVERVIEW Since early 2023, the East and Horn of Africa has been affected by high levels of rainfall accumulation...
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The global climate crisis is taking a devastating toll on communities in Eastern Africa, with over 2.2 million people facing destructive floods and landslides since mid-2022, many of whom had already...
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The UK Minister for Development Andrew Mitchell has announced a new package of humanitarian support for people affected by food insecurity, drought, conflict and climate change in East Africa. UK...
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Key Messages The onset of the March – May rainy season was mixed across the region. Most areas experienced the start of the seasonal rains in early- to late-March, with abnormally heavy to very heavy...
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HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Dry and hot weather conditions persisted over the June-August period worsening the impacts of drought in Somalia, Kenya and southern Ethiopia. ▪ The exceptionally long drought, amplified...
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Over 1.7 billion people have been affected by climate-related disasters globally in the last ten years, with the number of people facing acute food insecurity being on the rise. Strategies for...
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Ethiopia Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced in northern Afar region since mid-December because of armed clashes between Tigrayan forces and Afar forces. The fighting is now primarily...
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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Eastern Africa experienced a locust invasion starting November 2019, when the dangerous migratory pests crossed into the region in large numbers...
Policy Brief In January 2021, the UNDRR produced the Risk Sensitive Budget Review of Ethiopia. This is part of a series of studies on disaster risk reduction investments across sub-Saharan African...
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Highlights • Due to the ongoing and active conflict in North Shewa, South Wollo, North Wollo, Waghmera, North Gondar, and Oromia Special Zone in Amhara region, over 1.4 million people have been...
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Moderate to extreme drought conditions persist over several regions of East Africa KEY MESSAGES • Prolonged moderate to severe drought conditions (SPI < -0.7) have persisted over much of the eastern...
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Highlights A nationwide nOPV2 vaccination campaign was launched on 22 October 2021 in all but three regions of the country (Afar, Somali and Tigray). UNICEF supported the campaign’s communication and...
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Highlights Since January UNICEF reached almost 4 million people with safe water provision and treated over 330,000 children against malnutrition. A total of 2,105,387 IDPs have been found to be...
INTRODUCTION Background: Population Mobility and Internal Displacement in Ethiopia Ethiopia faces significant internal displacement. In 2018, Ethiopia recorded the third highest number of new...
HIGHLIGHTS EHF launched the 2021 second reserve allocation for a total amount of US$20 million to respond to new emerging critical needs and serve as a multiplier effect to scaleup the ongoing...
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Executive Summary The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that in 23 countries and situations, acute food insecurity is likely to...