The Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia has contributed $2.5 million to UN Children’s Fund Ethiopia to help alleviate the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) needs of some 400,000-people displaced by droughts and ethnic conflicts. Government latest report shows that currently there are over 2.3 million displaced people in Ethiopia mainly due to ethnic violence. The needs, however, remain large while the funding, regrettably, is limited.”As of October 2018, 2.9 million people, including 1.5 million children, had been displaced in Ethiopia. Japan’s financial contribution will enable UNICEF to supply safe water to 332,800 IDPs and 83,200 members of host communities. UNICEF Ethiopia’s total humanitarian appeal for children for 2019 is pegged at US$ 124.1 million and aims to reach 3.7 million people, including two million children.

Source: News Business Ethiopia March 21, 2019 14:37 UTC