KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Insufficient February–June belg rains in parts of Ethiopia have contributed to deteriorating levels of food security, according to the UN. The USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) forecasts that belg-reliant households in some parts of Amhara and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) regions will move from Stressed—IPC 2—to Crisis—IPC 3—levels of food security in July.4
The number of priority one districts—those requiring the most urgent nutrition interventions—increased from 49 to 97 between February and June, a nearly 98 percent increase, according to the GoE.
To date in FY 2015, the U.S. Government (USG) has committed more than $173 million to support humanitarian activities that target vulnerable populations throughout Ethiopia with needed assistance, including nutrition interventions, relief commodities, and emergency food assistance.