Ethiopia - Complex Health/Food Insecurity
Emergency
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Regional Team: ECA
East Africa
Disaster Declared: 11/03/2004
Brief Description: Since early 2005, Ethiopia has experienced worsening food insecurity, rapidly increasing malnutrition rates, distress migration, and erratic climatic conditions. On May 4, 2005, the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia's (GFDRE) Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC) and the U.N. issued a flash update to the December 2004 joint humanitarian appeal, indicating that more than 9.2 million people require assistance throughout the country. This number is likely to increase to between 10 and 12 million after a follow-up assessment planned for the end of June.
In response to the growing humanitarian concerns, OFDA deployed a USAID/DART on May 31 to coordinate, assess, report, and respond rapidly to increasing needs. The USAID/DART is focusing on enhancing health, nutrition, water and sanitation, livestock, and agriculture interventions, coordinating relief efforts, and targeting assistance.
F2005
FY2004
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