NRC: Highest number of people displaced since World War II – Ethiopia tops list
Extreme levels of new displacement brought on by internal conflict have put immense strain on Ethiopia, now the country has an estimated 3.2 million displaced […]
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UNHCR Ethiopia provides lifesaving assistance to internally displaced people in Gedeo and West Guji
UN agencies, including UNHCR, and other nongovernmental organizations are responding to the crisis in coordination with the National Disaster Risk Management Commission by jointly developing […]
Integrating Urban Refugees in Ethiopia
WASHINGTON, D.C. (JRS)–The traditional image of refugees crammed under large tents or a makeshift structure no longer gives the full indication of today’s refugee crisis. […]
Nikki Haley: This is why President Donald Trump is sending me to Africa
“The United States has many interests in these war-torn African countries. Our interests are certainly humanitarian, but they are also economic and strategic,” US Ambassador […]
Ethiopia: MSF Sees Tenfold Increase in Children with Malnutrition in Dollo Zone
An acute humanitarian emergency is unfolding in Dollo zone, in Ethiopia’s Somali region, as malnutrition reaches alarming levels, warns Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), whose teams […]
More than One Million Children Have Fled Escalating Violence in South Sudan
JUBA/GENEVA/NAIROBI/NEW YORK (Joint Press Release)–More than one million children have now fled South Sudan where escalating conflict is ravaging the country, UNICEF and UNHCR, the […]
Investing in Resilience Helps Families Find Hope in the Face of Drought in East Africa
In 2016 in Ethiopia, Feed the Future’s investments to build resilience programs helped the country mitigate drought. (Feed the Future)–Drought is a perennial feature of […]
German Development Ministry Pledges Additional 100 Million Euros to Drought-affected Horn of Africa
BERLIN/ADDIS ABABA (Press Release)–East Africa is currently experiencing the worst drought in fifty years. In Ethiopia alone, some 5.6 million people are suffering severe hunger. […]