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Key points The case study of Adama, Ethiopia, demonstrates how local government can successfully respond to urban IDPs. Adama’s city government showed generosity and regional cooperation by receiving...

Summary of Humanitarian Needs Context and Impact of the Crisis The past three years have seen major changes in Ethiopia’s governance landscape. The transformations, stemming from calls for greater...

Description of the disaster The consecutive failure of the Belg rains (March to May 2015) and the Kiremt rains (June to September 2015) coupled to El Niño like weather phenomenon resulted in severe...

As Islamic Relief launches its 2018 Annual Report it calls on the world to act fast to end the war in Yemen. “We know the world has the means to end this war, but it needs to act now,” said Naser...

Partnerships and innovation help UNICEF deliver results for children in 150 countries In 2018, UNICEF reached nearly half the world’s children with vaccines; provided 13.3 million bed nets and nearly...

2018 IN REVIEW This Annual Report presents information on the achievements of the Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund during the 2018 calendar year. However, because grant allocation, project implementation...

REGIONAL OVERVIEW: FEBRUARY 2019 A total of 1,337 migrants were registered at MRCs across the region in February. The largest number of migrants was registered in Obock (568), followed by Bosasso...

REGIONAL OVERVIEW: JANUARY 2019 A total of 1,008 migrants were registered at MRCs across the region in January. The largest number of migrants was registered in Obock (612), followed by Bosasso...

According to FEWSNET issue of November 2018, seasonal rainfall has remained uncharacteristically erratic and significantly below average across most of Central and Southern Somalia, the SouthEastern...

Introduction Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa, faces a massive internal displacement crisis due to inter-communal violence and conflicts. The displacement crisis started in autumn...

REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS AFRICA Beneficial weather conditions triggered production gains in East Africa and output rebounds in North Africa. By contrast, dry conditions curbed harvests in Southern Africa,...

Since the beginning of this year Ethiopia has more new conflict-driven Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) than any other country in the world, with over 1.4 million in 2018. Of the approximately 2.8...

Highlights The killing of four government officials in late September in Benishangul-Gumuz Region aggravated already existing ethnic tensions resulting in a large-scale intercommunal conflict...

Situation Prolonged and severe drought in 2016/2017, followed by heavy seasonal rainfall and flooding during the March–May 2018 belg rains, has left many families facing severe food insecurity. An...

According to FEWSNET, there was an increase in food production due to the continued rainfall experienced in the eastern Horn of Africa. Average to above-average rains are expected to enhance crop and...

1. Context Since April 2018, insecurity and localised conflict between communities in Gedeo Zone (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region– SNNPR) and West Guji Zone (Oromia Region) led to...

HIGHLIGHTS • The Humanitarian and Resilience Donor Group (HRDG) and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) visited Somali region from 5 to 18 October; met with the new regional Government leadership...

Key messages • Humanitarian needs: At least 28 million people (more than half of them children) are in need of humanitarian assistance. Conflict, disease, acute food shortages, high inflation, and...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on selected acute public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 55 events in the region...

Context Analysis Somalia 4.6 million people in need and 954,000 children under-5 that are or could be acutely malnourished in the next year. The current number of IDPs in Somalia has increased to 2.6...