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A woman walks with her starving donkey. Climate change wreaks havoc on the livelihoods of communities in Somali region. Three consecutive failed rainy seasons have brought severe drought – leading to depletion of livelihoods and acute food insecurity. Water shortage is chronic, forcing women and children to to walk long distances from their homes. The condition pastoralists highly valued livestock is deteriorating. In response, UNICEF, in close coordination with the local authorities, is working tirelessly to provide life-saving assistance to those desperately in need. This includes the rehabilitation of boreholes and water schemes, emergency water trucking, treatment of severely malnourished children and providing emergency education and child protection support. Sagalo village, Korahe zone, Kebridahar woreda (district), Somali region, Ethiopia, 21 January 2022 ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2022/Mulugeta Ayene
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U.S. says Providing Nearly $105m in Humanitarian aid to the Horn of Africa

ADDIS ABABA – The USAID, United States aid agency, announced on Monday that it is providing nearly $105 million in humanitarian aid to bring immediate relief to drought-hit communities in the Horn of Africa.

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South Omo zone is among the lowland areas of the country affected by the recent drought, forcing pastorialists to travel long distances in search of water for their cattle.
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Donors Urged to Step up Support to Drought-hit Horn of Africa

ADDIS ABABA – UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell urged the international community to scale up support to avert a humanitarian catastrophe due to the drought in Ethiopia and the rest of the Horn of Africa.

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