HIGHLIGHTS
USAID/Ethiopia Mission Director announces $35 million in new humanitarian funding for the Ethiopia drought response
GoE releases mid-year review of the HRD for 2016, requesting $612 million
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
During an August 19 event commemorating World Humanitarian Day in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa, USAID/Ethiopia Mission Director Leslie Reed announced approximately $35 million in new USAID funding to respond to the critical humanitarian needs of drought-affected populations in Ethiopia. The new contribution brings the total U.S. Government (USG) humanitarian funding for Ethiopia to nearly $774 million since October 2014.
The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) released the mid-year review of the Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) for 2016 on August 12, calling for more than $612 million to provide emergency food and other humanitarian assistance to an estimated 9.7 million people through December 2016.
The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) visited USAID/OFDA supported relief program sites in Amhara and Tigray regions in early August.