Ethiopia’s Forgotten Drought
(Gabriella Meltzer - Council of Foreign Relations) El Niño was first discovered in the 1600s when fishermen noticed that in…
Thursday, March 3, 2016 @ 2:58 am
food aid
U.S. pledges $97 million emergency food aid for Ethiopia
(USAID - Nov 10, 2015) The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced it is providing nearly $97 million in…
Thursday, November 12, 2015 @ 3:53 pm
22 million people in the Horn will need food aid by year-end
The number of food insecure people in the Horn of Africa is projected to increase to 22.1 million people by…
Thursday, October 29, 2015 @ 9:54 pm
Ethiopia: 8.2 mln people need relief aid, $164 mln urgently needed
Press release: UN Humanitarian Country Team Addis Ababa, 13 October 2015: The Government of Ethiopia announced yesterday, during a meeting…
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 @ 6:58 pm
Ethiopia: 7.5 mil need food aid following weak summer rains
The number of Ethiopians in need of relief food aid surged by to 7.5 million, according to the latest assessment…
Monday, October 5, 2015 @ 11:02 pm
China: 10+ million people out of poverty in just 3 years
Chinese officials revealed that more than 10 million people have been lifted out of poverty for the past three consecutive…
Monday, March 16, 2015 @ 10:13 pm
FAO awards Ethiopia "for outstanding progress in fighting hunger"
Highlight: "You have overcome major challenges in difficult global economic conditions and policy environments. You have demonstrated the will and…
Sunday, November 30, 2014 @ 10:56 pm
30 years on: Ethiopia and the business of hunger
(Nick Dearden) 30 years after images of Ethiopian famine haunted British TV screens, they still shape how we see Africa…
Saturday, October 25, 2014 @ 3:35 pm
Briefing: South Sudan heads towards famine
(IRIN) More than a third of South Sudan’s population is at risk of severe food insecurity as a result of…
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 @ 1:11 am
Dr. Costantinos: Can Ethiopia ever feed itself?
Last month, at the 23rd anniversary of the downfall of the Dergue regime, Prime Minister Hailemariam declared that Ethiopia's have…
Friday, June 20, 2014 @ 6:27 pm
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