Attachments
HIGHLIGHTS
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GoE and humanitarian partners agree to revise the 2016 HRD, considering the reported increase in humanitarian needs
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USAID/OFDA partner CRS delivers seeds assistance to 360,000 people
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USAID commits an additional $12 million to support the drought response
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
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Delayed and incomplete food assistance distributions, as well as limited access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, have increased communicable disease risks in drought-affected areas, according to the UN. In response, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE)—with support from relief partners—plans to vaccinate 25 million children against measles in more than 500 drought-affected woredas, or districts.
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Approximately 5.8 million people in Ethiopia lack access to WASH services, according to the GoE. As of early March, relief organizations had provided water-trucking services to approximately 1.1 million people, with plans to reach up to 3 million people with watertrucking services in 2016.
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To provide critical seed support for the meher planting season, USAID/OFDA provided nearly $4 million to Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to deliver emergency seed interventions for up to 360,000 drought-affected people in Amhara, Oromiya, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) regions.