Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 18th Jan. UN humanitarian and coordination office in New York OCHA on Wednesday voiced concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in northern Ethiopia.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday that in drought-affected regions including Afar, Amhara, Tigray, and Oromia, “multiple and often overlapping crises have severely weakened people’s ability to cope with climate shocks such as drought that leaves millions of people vulnerable to falling even further into severe need and destitution”.
He said the UN and partners were supporting Government efforts in “a very challenging operating environment”, with extremely limited funding, while there are “active hostilities” in Amhara and Oromia.
“However, our humanitarian colleagues stress the need to scale up the response to support four million people in these regions with food aid, nutrition, water and sanitation as well as health services.”
OCHA reported that the main issue is lack of funding and insecurity.
In 2023 between January and November, the UN and partners reached over 12 million people with aid.
It said that out of $4 billion Humanitarian Response Plan for Ethiopia only third is funded, received $1.33 billion.
