UNICEF in emergencies

Donor alerts and field reports

Ethiopia

Drought Affected Parts Of Ethiopia, Kenya And Somalia - 27 January 2006
In Ethiopia, more than 1.75 million people are affected by the drought; in Kenya, 4.5 million people are affected by the shortage of water; and around 2 million vulnerable Somali children and women face serious food shortages. Due to the rapidly deteriorating situation, UNICEF urgently requires USD 16,393,747 (out of the total USD 69,266,330 requested for 2006) to carry out life-saving programmes for drought-affected children and women over the next three months. These will include therapeutic and supplementary feeding programmes, measles and vitamin A campaigns, water and sanitation programmes, child protection, and education.
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Donor update - 20 December 2005
The current climate of instability threatens the rights of children and adolescents. UNICEF urgently needs $15.7 million to develop its preparedness to address requirements related to the border situation; to improve access to clean water in draught/affected areas; to respond to measles outbreak in the Afar region; and to support outreach feeding centres for 8,000 severely malnourished children.
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Donor update - 6 May 2005
Today 136,000 children in the most vulnerable areas of the country are severely malnourished. $13 million is urgently required within the next 60 days for therapeutic feeding programmes, supplementary feeding, non-food items, water and sanitation, malaria control, and drugs and equipment for other life-threatening diseases.  In total, $ 54,6 million is needed for the continuation of these life-saving activities.
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Donor update - 13 April 2005
One of the most serious problems in Ethiopia at the moment is children's malnutrition levels. Five out of 10,000 children are dying daily because of malnutrition levels. Also of concern is the confirmation of 2 cases of Wild Polio Virus in the Tigray region, after four years free from this disease. UNICEF is therefore currently focusing on immunization campaigns, emergency nutrition, basic health services and the provision of water and sanitation. Of the $40.7 million UNICEF appealed for through the Joint Humanitarian Appeal in December 2005, only $10.113.718 (24.8%) have been received.  
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Donor update - 1 June 2004
While the most evident effects of the 2002-2003 crisis are slowly fading from the international radar screen, the long-term effects are still impacting the lives of millions of Ethiopians. Repeated crises have increased the level of vulnerability in many areas of the country; the capacities of families and communities to cope with even mild crises have been reduced considerably. The situation is made worse by the spread of the AIDS pandemic, with a heavy impact on children’s survival, growth, education and development. About 7 million people in rural areas will require food support for part of 2004.
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