Drought conditions across Ethiopia have left more than 7.2 million people in need of food assistance, according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( UNOCHA ). In its latest drought situation update report, UNOCHA said more than 7.2 million pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in four regions of Ethiopia are in need of food aid. "The prolonged drought continues to compromise fragile livelihoods heavily reliant on livestock and deepening food insecurity and malnutrition," the report disclosed. The prolonged drought conditions in Ethiopia have also left 4.4 million people in need of water assistance, according to the UN. Another 22 million livestock are estimated to have been severely emaciated due to the drought.

Source: Ethiopian News June 05, 2022 06:29 UTC