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A mother and a child walk together in Bul'ad IDP camp as the sun sets in the horizon.

Restoring hope and helping to cope

As severe drought in decades makes food scarcer in Ethiopia’s Somali region, UNICEF’s cash transfer and nutrition programme is helping families feed their c

Ayisha standing with her son Mohammed

Addressing malnutrition in drought-affected Afar region of E

A mother’s story of hope and determination to save her son’s life

While walking through the health centre, Ware told me that due to the drought situation, they are currently admitting three to five severe acute malnutrition cases per day.

Families and health workers in the frontlines of drought

Over three days, I saw firsthand the desperation of families and the dedication of health workers in the face of a devastating drought in Borena Zone.

The drought is driving up cases of child hunger and malnutrition in Borena.

The drought is driving up cases of malnutrition in Borena

In drought ravaged Borena, Oromia Region, children suffering from severe acute malnutrition are being rushed to health centres by their parents.

A mother sits with her two children in south omo

29 September 2022

In Ethiopia, life-saving biscuits fight hunger

To help drought-affected populations in southern Ethiopia, UNICEF is distributing high-energy biscuits funded by USAID

"Widower and father of nine, I fight for my children's survival”

08 September 2022

"I fight for my children's survival”

Drought-stricken southern Ethiopia is facing an unprecedented nutrition crisis that UNICEF and its partners are working tirelessly to address.

Desta, Midwife, Adikeyh Health Center

“Giving life at any cost”

The poignant testimony of Desta, a 24-year-old midwife who has been volunteering for over a year to help women and children in her region, Tigray.

“If the health extension worker hadn't found us, my babies would probably have died.”

“Without help, my babies would probably have died.”

A mother treats her malnourished twins at a UNICEF-supported health post in one of the Dassenech (South Omo) Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp.

Communities in dire situation need urgent support,

“Only God can do miracles”

Communities in dire situation need urgent support, as severe drought persists in Somali region

Hayatu is a nine-month-old baby from Waytelo 19 Kebele (sub district), Habru Woreda (district) of North Wollo zone in Amhara Region

Saving a baby’s life through nutrition services

Hayatu is a nine-month-old baby from Waytelo 19 Kebele (sub district), Habru Woreda (district) of North Wollo zone in Amhara Region