UN, Ethiopia launch $73 million appeal to help more than 750,000 refugees

Addis Ababa, Aug 10 : The UN World Food Programme (WFP) as well as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Ethiopian Government Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) have launched a joint appeal of $73 million to provide food rations for over 750,000 refugees in the eastern region of the African country.

Insecurity in food for refugees in Ethiopia has increased due to the impact of the cuts, and is further aggravated by the current global restrictions to food supply, conflict and the rising cost of energy and food and the repercussions of Covid-19.The three organizations also demanded that all partners intensify efforts to meet the long-term and medium-term food requirements of refugees in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia is the third largest country hosting refugees in Africa, with 870,507 asylum seekers and refugees in the country as of June 20, 2022 UNHCR statistics show.The majority of refugees come from South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea.int/khz.