(ENA) Investing the scarce resources on reducing stunting has a huge benefit of return for investment that can save 55.5 billion birr or 16 percent of the GDP annual loss, President Sahlework Zewde said. The President made the remark today at the High-Level launching ceremony of the Food and Nutrition Strategy and Seqota Declaration Expansion […]
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Ethiopia: Agriculture Cluster Response Dashboard (July 2021)
The period coincides with Land cultivation and planting of long cycle crops. The current response to support the vulnerable farming communities with adequate agricultural inputs remained below the expected target for most regions due to low funding, delayed procurement and logistical challenges during this period. In total 12.9 million people (24% of the analysed population […]
Ethiopia: Agriculture Cluster – Somali Gap Analysis (July 2021)
IPC Situational Overview Jan- June 2021: In total 12.9 million people (24% of the analysed population of about 54 million) are expected to face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) despite planned humanitarian food assistance and other development interventions. This includes 5% of the population (about 2.6 million people ) […]
Uganda has a remarkable history of hosting refugees, but its efforts are underfunded
Uganda has agreed to a request from the United States to temporarily accommodate 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan while Washington processes their applications to live in the US. The move underscores the reputation Uganda has of being progressive on refugee issues. Refugee expert Dr Evan Easton-Calabria provides insights into why. When did Uganda start hosting refugees? Uganda has […]
Nile Upstream Riparian States Stress Need to Jointly Invest in Cross-border Resources
(ENA) Ambassadors of the Upstream Riparian States of the Nile Basin in Ethiopia stressed the need to enhance cooperation to jointly invest in cross-border resources. The ambassadors made the remark during their conversation they held with Foreign Affairs State Minister Ambassador Redwan Hussein on Tuesday. On the occasion, the State Minister reiterated Ethiopia’s longstanding and […]
Nearly 500,000 People Displaced in Ahmara Region Due to Terrorist TPLF’s Attack
Nearly half a million people have been displaced in Amhara region alone due to the war being waged by the terrorist TPLF, according to Amhara Region Disaster Prevention, Food Security and Special Support areas Coordination Commission. The Commission has also expressed its disappointment over international humanitarian organizations for not showing interest to provide support to […]