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Drought Victims Face Malnutrition as Ethiopia Runs out of Emergency Food

June 7, 2017TesfaNews15 Comments

Save the Children warned drought in Ethiopia could risk developing into a catastrophe BY ESAT NEWS The United Nations warns that deficiency disease looms in drought affected communities as food pipeline is breaking. About eight million people currently receiving food assistance face malnutrition as Ethiopia runs out of emergency food aid from July 2017, according […]

Ethiopia: Drought Emergency Spirals Amid Major Aid Shortages

March 6, 2017TesfaNews33 Comments

BY KATY MIGIRO | REUTERS, Millions of drought-stricken Ethiopians needing food, water and emergency medical care are not receiving it due to funding shortages, the United Nations said, warning the crisis will worsen if spring rains fail as predicted. Some 5.6 million people need food aid in the Horn of Africa nation, which has been […]