Ahead of a high-level pledging conference in Geneva (16 April), the UK Government is being urged to pledge new and additional funding to alleviate Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis. Christian Aid’s Crisis Contexts Lead, Asha Kurien, said:
“As a result of repeated climate shocks and conflict, millions of Ethiopians are facing the threat of severe hunger and death. From the worst drought in 40 years to torrential rain and the risk of floods, it is only predicted to get worse.
“While we welcome the UK’s leadership in co-hosting this conference, it must come hand in hand with funding that is new and additional to the £100 million announced in February. We have a responsibility to remove barriers to local partners’ access to aid and ensure support goes directly into the hands of the worst hit communities.”
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Notes to editors:
Christian Aid and our partners are responding in Tigray in northern Ethiopia by providing fortified foods, provision of multi-purpose cash, community-based psychosocial support to GBV survivors and community awareness raising campaigns on GBV and PSEA.
UK announcement of funding in February: UK announces £100 million of new aid for over 3 million vulnerable people in Ethiopia as humanitarian crisis deepens - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
