UNICEF has received a new grant from the European Union’s Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) to help in the fight against severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in East Africa. The three-year joint programme (16 million Euro for the first year, in 2021) aims at increasing coverage and sustainability for treating severe acute malnutrition in Ethiopia, Somalia and South […]
Day: October 7, 2021
Ethiopia: new EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight reaches Tigray
The second flight of the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge to Tigray, co-organised by the EU, France and Italy, landed in Mekelle airport on 6 October 2021 delivering an additional 10.6 tons of life-saving cargo for the people affected by the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia. This is in addition to the 4.4 tons of ready-to-use therapeutic […]
UNICEF Ethiopia Humanitarian Situation Report No. 7 (includes Northern Ethiopia Response) – Reporting Period: August 2021
Highlights UNICEF continues to provide over 3.5 million people with access to safe water supply through rehabilitation and expansion of existing water schemes and water trucking across the country. Over 906,242 children under five in Tigray have been screened for malnutrition since January, of which 18,617 children under five have received SAM treatment. In August, […]
Ethiopia – Northern Ethiopia Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 07 Oct 2021
HIGHLIGHTS The overall humanitarian situation in Northern Ethiopia continues to deteriorate. During the week, 80 trucks of humanitarian supplies arrived in Tigray via Afar. As per a rapid market survey in Tigray, prices of essential commodities spiked dramatically since mid-June, including by 2,300 per cent for benzine in Shire. Partners reached more than 444,000 people […]
Finacity, a White Oak Company, Facilitates Consumer Loan Funding Program for Express Credit Group’s African Lending Operations
STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Finacity Corporation, a White Oak Company, (“Finacity”) announced that it has successfully completed the facilitation of a new consumer loan funding program for Express Credit Group’s Botswana specialty finance operations (”Express Credit”). The new facility will purchase loans from Express Credit through a newly created special purpose […]