Ambassador Jacobson vowed that the U.S. will continue offering support to alleviate the impacts of the drought. Offering insight to current U.S. humanitarian efforts, the ambassador stated that 110 million USD had been dedicated thus far in the areas of direct food assistance, essential nutritional, and medical plus agricultural-livestock support. Ambassador Jacobson stressed a commitment to all people across Ethiopia, in line with the long-standing relationship between both countries. However, there lies a total requirement of 550 million USD to meet the needs of the people, leaving a huge funding gap of 275 million USD, the ambassador underlined. And accordingly, expressed hope that other partners [both national and international] would step up to address this urgent gap.

Source: Ethiopian News April 30, 2022 11:09 UTC