Famine — driven by conflict and fueled by climate shocks and the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic — could soon become a reality for millions of people. Below, the World Food Programme’s acting director of nutrition, Allison Oman Lawi, explains what famine is — and spells out the urgent need for action to […]
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Sudan: Wind and rain destroy hundreds of tents in camp for refugees from Tigray
Thousands of refugees who fled conflict in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region are now stuck in precarious conditions at the mercy of the rainy season in Al-Tenideba camp, in neighboring Sudan’s Gedaref state. In May a storm created panic and destroyed 200 tents in Al-Tanideba, one of two official camps that together host some 40,000 refugees from Tigray in the […]
Ethiopia – Tigray Conflict Fact Sheet #9 Fiscal Year (FY) 2021
SITUATION AT A GLANCE 6 MILLION Estimated Population of Tigray GoE – 2017 5.2 MILLION People in Tigray Requiring Humanitarian Assistance UN – May 2021 2 MILLION People Displaced by the Crisis Within Tigray UN – May 2020 45,000 Refugees from Tigray Arriving in Eastern Sudan Since November UNHCR – May 2021 A famine may already be occurring in […]
ACLED Regional Overview – Africa (5 – 11 June 2021)
Last week in Africa, the Central African Republic (CAR) government resigned; France announced a new posture towards military operations in the Sahel and CAR; a communal militia carried out mass killings in Nigeria; and an explosion left dozens of Al Shabaab militants dead. France announced the end of Operation Barkhane in the Sahel region (France […]
INTERVIEW: Address conflict, climate change, disease, to reduce humanitarian need, urges outgoing ‘relief chief’
When he accepted the offer to become UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, four years ago, Mark Lowcock had hoped the need for aid globally was on the decline. But due to protracted and emerging conflicts, the rising impacts of climate change, and the toll of diseases such as Ebola – and now of […]
Ethiopia’s Economy Projected to Grow at 8.7 % in FY 2021/22
June 15/2021 ( ENA ) Ethiopia’s economic growth is projected to be 8.7 percent during upcoming Ethiopian fiscal year (2021/22). It is to be recalled that the Council of Ministers last week approved some 561.7 billion Birr budget and referred it to the House of Peoples Representatives for endorsement. The new budget has an increase […]