As of mid-June 2021, the Global Humanitarian Overview require $35.9 billion to assist 161 million of the 238 million people in need.1 The GHO is made up of 27 Humanitarian Response Plans (HRP), six regional plans, three Flash Appeals, and one joint response plan for Bangladesh. Requirements this year are around $1 billion more than […]
PM Launches Renovation of Old Houses of Needy Mothers to Encourage Campaign
(ENA) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, accompanied with the Republican Guards, demolished today old houses of impoverished residents in Addis Ababa to encourage broader volunteer renovation campaigns ahead of the rainy season. Office of the Prime Minister and the Republican Guards which demolished 7 houses today are expected to renovate up to 15 houses for mothers […]
Interim Administration Providing Various Forms of Support for Needy Women in Tigray
(ENA) Tigray Interim Administration disclosed that it is providing medical and financial support for vulnerable women in the region. Interim Administration Spokesperson, Aida Haileselassie told ENA that the government is supporting more than 1,000 women through this scheme. The women are receiving health support in six health centers, according to the spokesperson. Besides medical care, […]
Food Systems at Risk: Transformative Adaptation for Long-Term Food Security
Food security, people, climate. These three words are inextricably linked; changes to one will inevitably affect the others. As climate change threatens food-producing regions, what changes are needed to feed a growing population? How can we shift food systems to better adapt to the changing climate? More explicitly, how can policymakers help hundreds of millions […]
ECA Emphasizes Criticality of Private Sector Investment to Achieve SDG 7 in Africa
(ENA) The criticality of private sector energy generation investments in Africa to attain the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 was emphasized today at an online ministerial session on trends of energy prices in Africa. ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe noted on the occasion that investment in energy sector is critical for Africa. She especially emphasized […]
Desert locust response to mitigate impacts on food security and livelihoods in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
Objective: To mitigate the impact of desert locust on food security and livelihoods through emergency response to curb the spread of the pest by treating affected areas, and improving coordination and preparedness through enhanced government capacity. Activities implemented: Contracted aerial support for use in surveillance and control operations in all three countries – project resources […]