HIGHLIGHTS
Humanitarian funding requirements increase to more than $1.5 billion
Flash floods displace nearly 237,000 people
GoE, relief actors prepare to evaluate belg seasonal outcomes and impacts
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
On May 10, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) and response actors released a prioritization statement, which highlighted ongoing humanitarian needs and critical funding gaps as a complement to 2016 Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD). More than $1.5 billion is required to support the humanitarian response in Ethiopia between January and December, including nearly $703 million to address immediate needs. The GoE and international community had allocated or pledged at least $1 billion to support the humanitarian response in Ethiopia as of May 17, according to the UN.
The GoE and relief actors recently completed the first round of 2016 relief food distributions to populations requiring assistance. Additional distributions remain ongoing, with supplies at various stages of dispatch and distribution. The UN reports that the transport of relief food has increased from an estimated 6,000 metric tons (MT) per day in early 2016 to nearly 17,000 MT.
Since late March, heavy rainfall and associated flooding have displaced nearly 237,000 individuals and hampered relief interventions in areas already impacted by drought.