The region contains the largest proportion of the total of just over a million IDPs identified by the organisation throughout Ethiopia. IncongruityBut international aid is often geared toward those who crossed international borders. On top of this, the international humanitarian aid network is straining due to successive protracted global crises in countries such as Yemen, Somalia, Sudan and Nigeria. “This country receives billions of dollars in aid, but there is a huge disparity between aid to refugees and IDPs,” says the director. Livestock lossesBelated seasonal rains in early April quickly petered out across the Somali region – as did hope of their providing relief.

Source: Ethiopian News August 05, 2017 04:30 UTC