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Ethiopia

Situation report: Drought/Food Crisis in Ethiopia - 28 Oct 2008

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Highlights:

- Total shortfall for the period October to December 2008 stands at 93,386 mt valued at US$82 million

- Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) continues to spread to new woredas.

Humanitarian Overview

Current Context

Government and humanitarian partners continue to respond to the humanitarian consequences of the drought and food crisis in Ethiopia. In addition to mounting ongoing interventions to the crisis, partners are rapidly trying to locate the resources required to respond over the coming months as outlined in the revised Humanitarian Requirements document launched last week.

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