A UN donor conference held in Geneva had hoped to raise significant pledges towards a $1 billion target (€940 million) to address the 'critical' humanitarian situation in Ethiopia over the next three months. However pledges fell short at €570 million.
A UN donor conference held in Geneva had hoped to raise significant pledges towards a $1 billion target to address the"critical" humanitarian situation in Ethiopia over the next three months. However pledges fell short at €570 million.Organisers said ahead of the conference they did not expect to raise the full amount by Tuesday, but rather to begin closing the gap between needs and funding.
Twenty countries made new pledges, with Ethiopia's top donor - the United States - saying it had pledged an additional €145 million. The UN has said over €3 billion is needed this year alone, including to assist some four million internally displaced people."The gap remains very wide ... We have really to act before it is too late," Shiferaw Teklemariam, commissioner of theThe UN said an initial billion-dollar sum was needed for an urgent aid response through to the end of June.
Today, I announced >$150M in new U.S. humanitarian aid for Ethiopia, which will provide vital support for agriculture, food security, protection, and water, sanitation, and hygiene.We are proud to support the Ethiopian people and call on other donors to join us in stepping up.temporarily halted all food aid to Ethiopia, alleging a"widespread and coordinated" campaign to divert donated supplies - something Ethiopia's government denied.
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