(ENA) Some 2.8 million jobs were created during the nine months of this Ethiopian budget year, according to Jobs Creation Commission. The Commission disclosed this during its performance evaluation meeting held today in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen, federal and regional government officials as well as members of the […]
Ministry Distributes 58 Vehicles for Dev’t Activities in Lowland, Pastoralist Areas
(ENA) Ministry of Peace donated 58 vehicles to six regions in order to support development activities in lowland and pastoralist areas. During the handing over ceremony of the vehicles, Lowland Livelihood Resilience Project Coordinator Seid Umer said the cars would help change the livelihood of the community in lowland and pastoralst areas. The 58 woredas […]
Ethiopia, Djibouti Agree to Enhance Power Supply Cooperation
(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 […]
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 […]