Category: Humanitarian
[Updated] Famine to be declared in Somalia
The United Nations is poised to declare a famine in parts of Somalia, the US-based.
East Afrfica: WHO warns of disease outbreak
World Health Organization(WHO) said ‘outbreaks of acute watery diarrhoea and measles have already been reported.
Ethiopia: Humanitarian Requirements for July-Dec 2011 [Official Release]
It is to be recalled that the revised Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) for July-December 2011.
[Press release]: Ethiopia needs $329.8 mln to feed 4.6 mln
Ethiopian government issued an urgent appeal for $398.4 million from July-Dec. 2011 for Humanitarian works;.
East African drought: Text of statements by OCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, FAO, WFP, Oxfam and 14 UK agencies
Several UN and other aid agencies issued appeals for the Eastern African drought that has.
Food aid: 3.2 mill in need, yet lower than 2010 | Ethiopia
State Minister of Agriculture Mitiku Kassa was buoyant to announce the number of food aid.
Ethiopia’s Humanitarian Requirements for 2011
The 2011 Humanitarian Requirements Document has been launched on Feb 07/.2011. The document, which is.
Ethiopia: 2.3 Million need Humanitarian Assistance in 2010
The number of needy people has decreased from 5.2 million in January to 2.3 million recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and international donor organizations announced.
In a joint news conference they gave here on Wednesday, officials of the Ministry and donor organizations said about 20 million USD is also required to meet the prioritized needs in the non-food sectors.
BBC Apologizes for Alleging ‘Aid Spent on Weapons’ [full text]
BBC apologized today for its unfounded report that alleged millions of pounds raised for famine relief in Ethiopia had been used to buy arms. It took BBC 8 months to investigate and find out that its ‘investigative’ report is baseless.
It is to be recalled that in March 2010, and the subsequent days, BBC World Service broadcasted a report concerning the use of western aid for 1985 famine in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia’s Development without Freedom – HRW Report[full text]
Human Right Watch released a 105-page report, titled ‘Development without Freedom: How Aid Underwrites Repression.