#Ethiopia is facing a hunger crisis due to extreme weather, conflict, disease, & high food prices leaving millions in dire need.

World Food Programme is delivering lifesaving food & nutrition assistance, but resources fall short. US$391M is needed to reach those most in need.

In #Somali region, World Food Programme is working with communities to build half-moon shaped basins to harvest water & bring life back to land parched by prolonged drought.

This #EarthDay we hear from our colleague Shukri on how half-moons are preserving livelihoods & the environment!

.World Food Programme supports pastoralists like Kedo Abdulkadir in #Afar to use water efficiently & get diverse harvests -integrating with their lives as pastoralists.
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Kedo says 'Without this water we can't farm. WFP trains us on how to plan for farming and how & when to use the water.'

📢'The situation is dire and really serious. We stand ready to do more but we really need the resources.'

Watch World Food Programme DED Carl Skau's remarks at High-Level Pledging event for #Ethiopia .

Thank you to all donors supporting humanitarian efforts in Ethiopia & to the co-hosts 🇪🇹🇬🇧🇺🇳

JUST IN: The U.S. is providing nearly $154M in additional humanitarian aid to respond to needs in Ethiopia. With this funding, our partners are providing agriculture, food, protection, and water, sanitation, and hygiene for some of the 21M people in need across the country.

.World Food Programme & partners work with communities across #Ethiopia to verify those in greatest need of humanitarian assistance.

Hear from some of them on how the new system is working...

In Geneva for the #Ethiopia High-Level Pledging Event. With our revamped program World Food Programme has reached over 3 million people hit by acute food insecurity due to conflict & climate change. More funding needed to sustain & scale up aid, and invest in efforts to break the cycle of needs.

📸 Don't miss this captivating photo exhibition from UNinEthiopia & humanitarian partners.

Link: ethiopia-portraitsofhope.tiiny.site

📰PRESS RELEASE

GoE 🇪🇹 & international partners meet today in Geneva to boost humanitarian funding for Ethiopia.

$3.24b humanitarian response plan for 2024 remains less than 5% funded.

Scaled-up funding will help provide life-saving response to some 15.5m people.

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📢TUNE IN: to the High-level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian situation in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 happening TODAY in Geneva.

Co-chairs: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of #Ethiopia 🇪🇹, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and United Nations
Time: 15:00 - 18:00 Geneva (GMT+2) / 16:00 – 19:00 Addis Ababa (GMT+3)
Watch Live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k…

The UK co-hosted high level Pledging Event kicks off tomorrow. 🇬🇧🇪🇹🇺🇳

👇 Watch our video from Darren Welch calling for more resources and better coordination:

In Ethiopia, multiple crises have led millions into severe food insecurity & malnutrition.

World Food Programme & partners are working to save lives in emergencies & transform food systems to change lives.

More updates to come from the high level pledging event on Ethiopia on April 16.

Eid Mubarak from WFP Ethiopia to all those who celebrate! 🌙🌙✨

Thank you Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov & Semereta Sewasew for visiting World Food Programme’s work building livelihoods in Dollo Ado via World Food Programme_UNHAS✈️

.World Food Programme & Mercy Corps are working with communities in #Somali region to transform agro-food systems for food secure families.

Huge appreciation to German Embassy Addis Ababa Denmark in Addis
Sweden in Ethiopia & AU for generous funding of the initiaitve supported financially and operationally by EDRMC | ኢ.አ.ስ.አ.ኮ and Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia Ministry of Finance - Ethiopia and implemented jointly through WFP Ethiopia and Mercy Corps partnership 4/5