ESAT News (January 17, 2017)
The Ethiopian regime and its humanitarian partners on Tuesday announced they seek US$948 million to help 5.6 million people with emergency food and non-food assistance, mainly in the southern and eastern parts of the country.
Relief web said failed rains in southern and eastern parts of the country caused by the negative Indian Ocean Dipole have left 5.6 million people in urgent need of assistance.
Out of the $948 million sought for the 2017 response, $598 million is targeted for relief food, $105 million for nutrition, and $86 million for WaSH needs, according to the release.
Humanitarian assessment shows that some 5.6 million people will be in need of assistance in the course of 2017. Last year about 9 million people needed food assistance in Ethiopia.