ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia is appealing for $1.3 billion from the international community to assist 8.3 million displaced due to ethnic conflict as well those vulnerable to climate shocks and disease. “Out of these, 4.5 million of them have an acute need of humanitarian assistance,” he said. Ethiopia’s number of internally displaced people nearly doubled in 2018 creating the need for so much humanitarian assistance in 2019, he said. they are an unfortunate effect of transitional periods.”An estimated 2.7 million displaced people and returnees benefited from assistance last year, but that funding will not go beyond March 2019. “With its generous open-door policy, Ethiopia continues to provide a safe haven to over 900,000 people fleeing from neighboring countries.

Source: Washington Post March 07, 2019 14:45 UTC