Ethiopia: UNICEF Appeals for Funding To Meet Humanitarian Needs

It also appealed for support to close the remaining gaps and to ensure that children and their caregivers receive lifesaving support in 2023 and beyond. On Thursday, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that a funding shortfall is hampering its humanitarian response amid mounting humanitarian needs across Ethiopia. The UNICEF said in its latest Ethiopia humanitarian situation report that its 674.3 million U.S. dollars Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) 2023 Appeal for Ethiopia remains 72 percent unfunded, as humanitarian needs persist among vulnerable populations across the East African country, particularly those in hard-to-reach locations. It also appealed for support to close the remaining gaps and to ensure that children and their caregivers receive lifesaving support in 2023 and beyond. pic.twitter.com/dMz3aPMrjH — UNICEF Ethiopia (@UNICEFEthiopia) October 12, 2023Amid mounting humanitarian needs in Ethiopia, as of Sept. 30, a total of 24,929 confirmed cholera cases had been reported in Ethiopia's longest cholera outbreak on record, said the UNICEF, adding that 327 people had died across 10 regions.