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, […]
Month: June 2021
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 […]
Opinion: How to close the contraception gap for women in crisis settings
We know the facts. Contraception saves lives. Access to contraception also allows women and adolescent girls agency over their reproductive decisions. And we know that even in the most challenging of circumstances — such as during crises and conflicts — the right to reproductive self-determination is as true for refugees and other displaced people as it […]
From Displacement to Development: How Ethiopia Can Create Shared Growth by Facilitating Economic Inclusion for Refugees
INTRODUCTION Ethiopia is currently in crisis. The northern region of Tigray remains in conflict, with millions displaced, lacking sufficient humanitarian support, and facing a range of human rights violations. Some 60,000 people have fled to neighboring Sudan and millions more are internally displaced in Tigray and neighboring regions. The crisis is also exacerbating tensions in […]