The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is appealing urgently for US$107 million for its emergency response in Ethiopia\u2019s Tigray Region to buy and deliver food for 1 million people and provide specialized nutrition support for 875,000 children and pregnant or nursing mothers after months of insecurity.<\/p>\n
WFP\u2019s response was requested by the Government of Ethiopia and includes logistical support to both the Government and humanitarian partners to deliver humanitarian assistance in Tigray, especially in rural areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThree million people in the region are in urgent need of food assistance,\u201d said Steven Were Omamo, WFP Representative and Country Director in Ethiopia. \u201cFor WFP to contribute to meeting their needs, funds are needed now, so that life-saving food and nutrition support can urgently reach the most vulnerable people.\u201d WFP said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n
WFP is coordinating its relief food response closely with the government\u2019s National Disaster Risk Management Commission and the Non-Governmental Organizations in Tigray that are also providing relief food assistance.<\/p>\n
If sufficient funding is secured, WFP will also augment the transportation capacity of both the government and partners to deliver additional humanitarian assistance to those in need in Tigray, especially in rural areas.<\/p>\n
Instability in Tigray has generated a severe food security and nutrition emergency, requiring an immediate response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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