May 14/2022 /ENA/ The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) disclosed that drought has affected more than 8 million people across four regions of Ethiopia. In its briefing on May 13, 2022, OCHA stated that drought has affected more than 8 million people across the Somali, Oromia, and the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ [SNNP] and South-west regions, adding that over 7.2 million people need food assistance, with 4 million people requiring water assistance. Stating that at least 1.5 million livestock have died due to lack of pasture and water, OCHA warned that an additional 10 million livestock are at risk. Humanitarian partners are scaling up assistance, in support of the Government of Ethiopia, it said and went on as saying:“Some 4.9 million people have been provided with food; over 2 million livestock have been treated or vaccinated; and over 3.3 million people are receiving water assistance. The Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund has also allocated 17 million USD to the response.

Source: Ethiopian News May 14, 2022 13:41 UTC