A UN-led event to secure donations to address Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis fell short of its $1 billion target. The East African country has been hit by conflict and extreme weather in recent years.
A UN-led event to secure donations to address Ethiopia 's humanitarian crisis fell short of its $1 billion target. The East Africa n country has been hit by conflict and extreme weather in recent years.
However, the funds raised fell short of the $1 billion urgently needed, according to the UN, to tackle the crisis in Africa's second-largest country where over 21 million people require assistance amid an"The emergency has been building up through cycles of droughts and floods, and conflict," OCHA said in a statement."Food insecurity and malnutrition is expected to peak at 10.8 million people during the July-September lean season. Some 4.
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