The Government of Ethiopia officially launched the revision of the joint-Government and partners’ Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) for the second half of 2016.
The Government of Sweden contributes US$ 5.7 million to UNICEF to save children's lives and protect children affected by El Niño-driven drought in Ethiopia. This is the single largest crisis contribution of Sweden to UNICEF globally this year. In addition to the grant provided through UNICEF Ethiopia, Sweden has provided US$25 million to the drought response in Ethiopia since September 2015.
Humanitarian partners and the Government of Ethiopia today launched a 90-day campaign to raise awareness on the urgent need for an additional funding for the drought crisis in Ethiopia to address the humanitarian resource gap.
The global community will fail millions of children if it does not focus on the most disadvantaged in its new 15-year development roadmap, UNICEF warned today.
On World Refugee Day eve, UNHCR warns of dangerous new era in worldwide displacement with almost 60 million people forced to flee their homesOn World Refugee Day eve, UNHCR warns of dangerous new era in worldwide displacement with almost 60 million people forced to flee their homesOn World Refugee Day eve, UNHCR warns of dangerous new era in worldwide displacement with almost 60 million people forced to flee their homes.
The IKEA Brighter Lives for Refugees campaign raises €10.8 million for UNHCR UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, thanks IKEA customers and co-workers for supporting ‘Brighter Lives for Refugees’, a global cause-related campaign that raised €10.8 million for refugees this year. The campaign ran in IKEA stores globally from 1 February to 29 March 2015.
The Government of Ethiopia announced a remarkable achievement in the Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector as it met Target 10 of the MDG 7c for access to drinking water supply.
A multiple clean water supply scheme in Ebo, Raya Azebo woreda of the Tigray National Regional State goes operational today. The project will benefit 27,000 people in seven villages including 15,000 school children with clean water in their school and households.