Drought and hunger
- News April 29, 2024
Ethiopia seeks 11 billion birr for emergency humanitarian mission through June 2024
As per the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission, an amount totaling 11 billion birr is deemed necessary to furnish aid…
Read More » - News April 4, 2024
Global leaders to gather in Geneva, aiming to raise $1 billion to alleviate Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis
(Photo: United Nations) Addis Abeba – Senior officials from various countries and international organizations will convene in Geneva on 16 April, 2024…
Read More » - Social Affairs March 1, 2024
News: A quarter million students face mass dropout amid unfolding drought induced starvation: Tigray Education Bureau
Amidst the ongoing drought-induced hunger, students in Tigray are forced to forego their education and resort to learning while seated…
Read More » - Social Affairs February 20, 2024
News: A quarter million children suffer from ’emergency food shortages’ in drought-stricken Amhara region
According to Amhara Public Health Institute, over 250,000 children are suffering from “emergency food shortages” in drought-affected areas of the…
Read More » - Social Affairs February 20, 2024
News: Drought crisis deepens in Afar region with at least 70,000 additional people requiring emergency food assistance
According to the government figure, the number of people affected by the ongoing drought in the Afar region has increased…
Read More » - Social Affairs February 14, 2024
Feature: Desperate Times: Students in Tigray region desert schools amid drought-induced hunger
In addition to forsaking their education due to the ongoing drought-induced hunger, students in Tigray are compelled to learn while…
Read More » - Social Affairs February 6, 2024
News: PM Abiy says “no death due to starvation so far” as authorities in Tigray report 860 deaths from hunger
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addressing questions raised by legislators (Photo: ENA) Addis Abeba – In his parliamentary speech today, Prime Minister…
Read More » - Social Affairs January 31, 2024
In-depth: Famine haunts Tigray, again; weak response, conflicts and drought threaten millions elsewhere in Ethiopia
Of the 6.6 million individuals in need of emergency food assistance, four million are located in the northern regions of…
Read More » - Op/Ed January 13, 2024
Op-Ed: Dying in Silence: Tigray’s unprecedented famine and government apathy
Over 2000 people have been reported dead due to starvation in Tigray region (Photo:Tigrai Television/Facebook) By Dawit Kebede @dawitawramba Addis…
Read More » - Social Affairs January 10, 2024
News: Four million Ethiopians on the brink as food crises escalates
Approximately four million individuals in drought-afflicted regions of Ethiopia are being impacted by the ongoing crisis of drought (Photo: Addis…
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