WFP appeals for US$ 107 million to tackle food security and nutrition in Ethiopia s Tigray Region
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ADDIS ABABA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is appealing urgently for US$107 million for its emergency response in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region to buy and deliver food for 1 million people and provide specialized nutrition support for 875,000 children and pregnant or nursing mothers after months of insecurity.
WFP’s response was requested by the Government of Ethiopia and includes logistical support to both the Government and humanitarian partners to deliver humanitarian assistance in Tigray, especially in rural areas.
“Three million people in the region are in urgent need of food assistance,” said Steven Were Omamo, WFP Representative and Country Director in Ethiopia. “For WFP to contribute to meeting their needs, funds are needed now, so that life-saving food and nutrition support can urgently reach the most vulnerable people.”
Time is running out: urgent action needed to address humanitarian crisis in Tigray
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Introduction
With the situation in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region at a dangerous turning point, the international community has yet to take decisive action. Diplomatic, humanitarian, and human rights groups have increasingly spoken out, urging the Ethiopian government to allow relief workers to deliver adequate levels of emergency aid to the beleaguered population. Unfortunately, they have had little success.
More than 6 million people remain trapped in the fighting between Ethiopia’s military (ENDF), allied militia, and the Eritrean army (EDF) on one side, and the reconstituted rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) on the other. An estimated 2.2 million people have been displaced by the conflict, of which some 61,000 have fled to Sudan, many with only the clothes on their backs. Among these refugees are many who have been separated from their families for months, including
Govt Provides Humanitarian Assistance to 2.7 mln People in Tigray: Commissioner
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Addis Ababa February 19/2021 (ENA) National Disaster Risk Management Commission has disclosed that 2.7 million people have been provided with humanitarian assistance in Tigray regional state.
A webinar organized by the Ethiopian Embassy in Nairobi in collaboration with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Government Sector Offices was held on Thursday.
The participants of the webinar have discussed on the current situation in Ethiopia including the humanitarian and rehabilitation operations being undertaken in Tigray region.
Addressing the discussion, National Disaster Risk Management Commissioner, Mitiku Kassa said 1.8 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance in Tigray prior to the law enforcement operation.
Ethiopia - Tigray Response, Operation Overview, December 2020
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The Logistics Cluster established three logistics hubs in the neighbouring regions of Tigray, including in Gondar (Amhara Region), Kombolcha (Amhara Region), and Semera (Afar Region) for cargo consolidation and the onward facilitation of transport.
In December, 335 mt of cargo was received into common storage on behalf of 14 partners in support of the Tigray humanitarian response. 75 mt of cargo was transported from Addis Ababa to the logistics hubs in the regions of Afar and Amhara.
During the month, the Logistics Cluster held five coordination meetings, attended by 32 organisations, including national and international NGOs, other clusters, and UN agencies.