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Some 3.2 mln. people need humanitarian assistance in first half of 2012 Addis Ababa, January 20, 2012 (Addis Ababa) - Some 3.2 million people will be in need of humanitarian assistance from January...

In the last six months CARE has reached over 1.8 million affected people throughout the region /Long-term recovery efforts aim at building resilience to food insecurity On July 20th, 2011, the United...

ADDIS ABABA, 18 January 2012 (IRIN) - Parts of Ethiopia are still reeling from the effects of recent drought, flooding, conflict or a combination of the three, resulting in increased numbers of...

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Above average 2011 main “meher” season cereal production is forecast Good secondary “deyr” rains improve pasture in drought-affected areas Cereal prices decline but...

Price Update Ethiopia’s year-on-year inflation rate fell for a fourth month in a row to 35.2 per cent in December 2011 down from 39.2 and 39.8 per cent in November and October, respectively. The food...

Food Assistance Update As of 03 January, dispatch of the eighth round of relief food has reached 83 per cent completion including 49 per cent dispatched to areas covered by the NGO consortium Joint...

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I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES · Three aid workers on a monitoring mission in Mataban, Hirran Province, Somalia died when a gunman opened fire on 23 December. · Latest reports from UNICEF and KRCS...

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I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES · Tensions remain high in North Eastern Province of Kenya following a series of explosive attacks targeting military and police convoys in the area. · Aid workers have...

Seasonal Outlook A new forecast from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast indicates that the La Niña conditions, which have re-emerged and are predicted to prevail into the first...

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES · Heavy rains have subsided this week in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, but humanitarian operations continue to be impeded by the damage to infrastructure caused by the...

EARLY WARNING AND RE SPONSE SUMMARY In December, unexpected weather systems over some areas of northern Ethiopia may result in unseasonable rainfall in Central & Eastern Orimya, the high grounds of...

Ethiopia Drought Situation -In the Somali Region, the performance of 2011 Deyr rains (October to December) is reported as satisfactory on average. Throughout November, the performance of the rains...