UNOCHA is appealing to humanitarian partners to cover the remaining 2.84 billion dollars needed to comprehensively address humanitarian needs in Ethiopia in 2023. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said that it is facing a critical funding shortfall to meet humanitarian needs in Ethiopia. According to the latest Ethiopia situation report released Monday evening, "only about 28.9 percent of the 3.99 billion U.S. dollars required to meet humanitarian needs in Ethiopia has been received as of Sept. UNOCHA is appealing to humanitarian partners to cover the remaining 2.84 billion dollars needed to comprehensively address humanitarian needs in Ethiopia in 2023. Moreover, the UNOCHA funding appeal encompasses the funds required to meet the humanitarian needs of more than 81,000 people who have crossed the Ethiopian border since the onset of the Sudan crisis in April.
