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WFP ‘S EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
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Emergency Relief Assistance 3.3 million people
Immediate relief assistance through unconditional in-kind and cash based transfers to the most vulnerable people in the Somali Region. -
Nutrition Assistance 1.6 million people
Life-saving curative and preventive nutrition services to malnourished children under the age of 5 and pregnant and nursing women nationwide. -
Assistance to Refugees 0.6 million people
Food, nutrition and livelihood support to camp based refugees in Ethiopia.
Situation Overview
In 2016, Ethiopia faced its worst drought in 50 years affecting over 10 million people living in the highlands of the country. In early 2017, another drought ravaged the country, this time hitting the lowland pastoral regions and devastating the lives and livelihoods of over 5 million people. By mid-2017, the number of people in need of emergency food assistance rose again. Currently, there are over 10 million people need food assistance in the second half of 2017 across the country.
In both 2016 and 2017, the poorest and most vulnerable segments of the population lost everything: their crops, livestock and household valuables—leaving them destitute and in need of emergency assistance. In both years, cholera/Acute watery diarrhoea (AWD compounded the situation has contributed to extremely high levels of malnutrition and, in some cases, mortality.
Adding to the in-country concerns is the ever-increasing number of refugees fleeing both drought and insecurity from South Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea.
WFP In Ethiopia
WFP has been present in Ethiopia since 1968. Currently, WFP is supporting the Ethiopian Government through a range of life-saving and resilience-building activities, as well as providing assistance in refugee camps. WFP uses food, cash, nutrition assistance and