Our colleague, Esperanza Santos, is a nurse and Emergency Coordinator in Tigray, Ethiopia, where the armed conflict has devastated a developed and rich region in just six months, with hundreds of thousands of people having to flee. “It is not the bullets that kill the most in Tigray; it is the abandonment of the population to its […]
Day: June 17, 2021
Drought, displacement and disabilities: The challenges facing IDPs with disabilities in Ethiopia and ways forward for more inclusive action
The worsening humanitarian crisis in Tigray and ongoing drought, floods and conflict across Ethiopia are driving displacement and exacerbating the needs of internally displaced people (IDPs). With more than 1.2 million new displacements recorded in the country so far this year, Humanity & Inclusion and IDMC have partnered to explore why people with disabilities face […]
Christian Aid launches emergency Global Hunger Appeal
Christian Aid has launched an emergency appeal as more than 30 million people in 20 countries are teetering on the brink of famine. Immediate humanitarian assistance is needed to help prevent escalating numbers of deaths. The Covid health pandemic, climate crisis, and continued conflict has exacerbated hunger and food insecurity in 20 countries. Countries like South Sudan, […]
GAR Special Report on Drought 2021
Droughts have deep, widespread and underestimated impacts on societies, ecosystems, and economies. They incur costs that are borne disproportionately by the most vulnerable people. The extensive impacts of drought are consistently underreported even though they span large areas, cascade through systems and scales, and linger through time, affecting millions of people and contributing to food […]
TİKA Provides 10 Tonnes of Humanitarian Assistance for Tigray Region in Ethiopia
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) delivered 10 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Tigray Region in Ethiopia. In his speech at the delivery ceremony of humanitarian assistance, Cengiz Polat, TİKA’s Addis Ababa Program Coordinator, stated that they provided food aid for Tigray Region, where conflicts have been ongoing for 7 months since November 3, 2020. […]
GIEWS Country Brief: Ethiopia 17-June-2021
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Erratic seasonal rains affecting 2021 secondary season “Belg” crops Severity of desert locust upsurge declining in recent months Erratic precipitation affecting rangelands and livestock in southern and northern pastoral areas Alarming food insecurity in Tigray Region due to ongoing conflict, with 5.5 million people requiring food assistance, including 350 000 people facing […]