In Ethiopia, WFP is helping families to resettle, rebuild and reconquer their livelihoods, post-conflict
Story | 24 October 2024
Emergency
Ethiopia
- 15.8 million
- people need food assistance in 2024
- 41%
- of children between 6-59 months have chronic malnutrition
- US$322 million
- needed for WFP operations to March 2025
Ethiopia continues to face conflict, drought, flooding and inflation, which are all fuelling increased food insecurity.
Despite a peace agreement for Tigray region, intense armed conflict has erupted in other regions - primarily Amhara and Oromia.
Drought - driven by La Niña - could escalate Ethiopia’s hunger crisis, particularly in southern and southeastern regions. The October to December rainy season is forecast to fail as La Niña brings drier conditions.
As a result, World Food Programme (WFP) operations face elevated risks and costs to ensure safe and rapid deliveries to those people who depend on our support. Anticipatory action and humanitarian assistance are needed at scale to avert a catastrophe in the face of likely drought.
Ethiopia is also hosting more than 1 million refugees and asylum seekers from South Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea and Sudan.
Our support includes emergency food combined with action to build resilience in the long-term.
WFP needs US$322 million for operations up to March 2025.
What the World Food Programme is doing to respond to the Ethiopia emergency
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Conflict
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WFP delivers food assistance to 1.3 million people in northern Ethiopia who are affected by conflict.
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Drought
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WFP is rolling out anticipatory assistance in the drought-threatened Oromia and Somali regions, targeting close to 1 million people with early-warning messages, 70,000 with cash assistance, and 96,000 with livestock feed vouchers. More funding is needed to scale up the response and avert a humanitarian disaster for millions.
How you can help
WFP urgently needs funding to ensure interrupted support to those in need.
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