(ENA) Ethiopia and Djibouti have agreed to enhance power supply cooperation, according to Ethiopian Embassy in Djibouti. Ethiopian delegation, consisting of Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) senior officials, led by Finance Minister Ahmed Shide discussed with Djiboutian counterpart on the ways of enhancing cooperation between the two countries, specifically in the area of power supply. During […]
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South Sudan: MSF opens new project in Pibor providing healthcare to people in remote villages and people on the move
MSF has opened a new project in the east of South Sudan’s in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA)– a vast area near the border with Ethiopia, where people live scattered over long distances and where there are few health facilities. Many people are semi-nomadic, moving from place to place with their herds; others stay in […]
Overview The ongoing conflict in Tigray has led to a humanitarian crisis characterized by alarmingly high levels of food insecurity, gender-based violence, widespread displacement, limited access to services, and the destruction of the local economy. As of June 2021, conflict and insecurity have displaced almost 2 million people across Tigray and into neighbouring regions. Consequently, more than 5.5 million people in northern Ethiopia require emergency assistance, representing nearly 61 percent of the analyzed population; of whom 2 million require urgent livelihood assistance. The conflict commenced at the peak of the main agricultural season (Meher) harvest period when many households had not yet harvested their crops. It is estimated over 90 percent of the crop harvest was lost (looted, burned and/or destroyed) and 15 percent of the region’s 17 million livestock were reported looted or slaughtered. Given that the majority of households depend on subsistence agriculture, the loss of their harvest and production inputs has severely impacted their food security and nutrition. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Overview The ongoing conflict in Tigray has led to a humanitarian crisis characterized by alarmingly high levels of food insecurity, gender-based violence, widespread displacement, limited access to services, and the destruction of the local economy. As of June 2021, conflict and insecurity have displaced almost 2 million people across Tigray and into neighbouring regions. Consequently, […]
South Sudan: New Financing to Address Acute Food Insecurity and Desert Locust Crisis
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2021—South Sudan will benefit from two new projects totaling $116 million that aim to strengthen the capacity of farmers, improve agricultural production, and restore livelihoods and food security. South Sudan is facing increasing levels of food insecurity despite increased production, with exceptionally high food prices constraining access to food for large segments […]
Operational Update: 329 Shipments, 42.2 Tons of Aid, 2.9 Million Defined Daily Doses of Medication
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 329 shipments of requested medical aid to 40 U.S. states and territories and 16 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 2.9 million defined daily doses of medications, including insulin, rare disease therapies, cancer treatments, contraceptives, and antibiotics, as well as medical items for Covid-19 such as PPE, […]
Ethiopia Launches Construction of East African TVET Excellence Center in Kombolicha
The construction of East African Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Excellence Center with a cost of 550 million Birr launched in Kombolicha town of Amhara Regional State on Wednesday. Science and Higher Education Minister, Samuel Urkato said that comprehensive works are underway towards producing tech-friendly youth. According to him, the TVET Excellence Center […]