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OCHA has been in Ethiopia since 2001 with the aim of coordinating effective and principled humanitarian action. OCHA works on four core functions: alleviate human suffering in Ethiopia caused by drought; promotion of preparedness and prevention efforts to reduce future vulnerability to natural disasters; advocating for the rights of people in need; and facilitating sustainable solutions to address root causes.
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16 November 2009
HUMANITARIAN SITUATION UPDATE
Food and Livelihood Security Update – Pastoral Areas
The latest update by the Somali Region Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Bureau (DPPB) and Save the Children UK reports a slight improvement in the food security situation in the region due to good performance of the deyr rains, increased demand for livestock exports and ongoing relief food distributions. The terms of trade for pastoralists have improved in all major markets (Jijiga, Fik and Kebridehar) due to increased livestock demand from Gulf countries ahead of the upcoming Muslim holy pilgrimage (Haj). The deyr rains have also significantly replenished water sources in Gode, Afder, Liben, Degehabur and Fik zones, bringing emergency water tankering interventions to an end. In Korahe, Warder and parts of Shinile zones, however, serious water
shortages persist.
In Afar, the latest DPPB/Save the Children UK report recommends close monitoring of the food security situation in the region due to the recurrent dry spells and absence of recovery periods between them, which have exhausted the coping strategies of the pastoralist population. Livestock herd sizes, the number of milking animals and productivity have been significantly reduced, especially in terms of cattle. The report further indicates that the terms of trade for pastoralists have not improved due to low livestock prices and increased cereal prices. Full Text
Nutrition Update
CARE reports that food and nutritional security in most parts of East Hararghe, West Hararghe, and Borena zones (Oromia) and South Gonder zone (Amhara) remains of concern. The failure of the belg rains in early 2009 followed by the late start and early cessation of meher rains negatively affected crop production in the referenced areas. Although the resumption of the meher rains has improved the prospects for late planted crops, and pasture and water availability, their contribution to seasonal crop production is minimal. Full Text
Transportation Challenges
WFP reports it is currently experiencing shortages of trucks due to the increased import of other goods. The situation is expected to continue from mid-November through the end of January 2010 as more imports, such as cement and fertilizer, arrive. During the same period, WFP and other humanitarian organizations are expecting three or more vessels carrying food, raising concern that food distributions could be delayed. DRMFSS notes the Government's support for maintaining the prioritization of food aid over other imports and reports that issues related to uplift from the port should be discussed at the weekly meeting on port operations, which is chaired by the Maritime Affairs Authority and attended by DRMFSS, WFP and NGO Joint Emergency Operation (JEOP) representatives. WFP also continues to use alternative ports, including Berbera (Somalia/Somaliland) and Port Sudan (Sudan) to ease the congestion. For more information contact: wfp.addisababa@wfp & info@dppc.gov.et
Acute Watery Diarrhoea Update
New cases of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) continue to be reported in Afar Region, particularly in Amibara, Buremudaitu and Gewane woredas, where there are commercial farms hosting day labourers from all over the country. A monitoring team led by the Regional Investment Bureau, comprising the Regional Water Bureau, RHB, WHO and UNICEF, conducted an assessment at the farms between 4 to 8 November to check on implementation of the action plan prepared in October. Full Text
Meher Assessment
Preparations for Government-led meher assessment are underway. The assessment is scheduled to commence on 23 November in meher-crop producing areas and Afar, while it starts on 30 November in other pastoralist areas. The assessment will be used to verify the projections based on the mid-meher seasonal assessment conducted between 28 September and 13 October 2009. For more information contact: info@dppc.gov.et
New
Humanitarian Requiremens Document, October 2009
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CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE
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SUMMARY OF DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
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UPCOMING & ONGOING MEETINGS
Humanitarian Requirements Document 30 January, 2009
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UN CERF, Press Release, 21 July 2009
What is OCHA?
Who,What, Where(3Ws) Matrix
- National 3Ws Map
- 3Ws by Region
- 3Ws by Sector
- 3Ws by NGO
Maps
- National Hotspot Map, September 2009
Humanitarian Situation Update
- Humanitarian Bulletin, 21 September 2009
- Humanitarian Bulletin, 14 September 2009
- Humanitarian Bulletin, 07 September 2009
- Humanitarian Bulletin, 31 August 2009
Humanitarian Requirements Document
Government-Partners Joint Document, 30 January 2009
Government-Partners Joint Document, 12 June 2008
LINK
Government of Ethiopia - Disaster Prevention and
Preparedness Agency (DPPA) Digital Library
Ethiopia Interagency Sectoral/Cluster Website
Humanitarian Response Fund
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Latest Updates
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IRIN Lead Stories/Dernières Nouvelles
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ETHIOPIA: Bright lights, big city is high risk for students
ADDIS ABABA Monday, November 02, 2009 (IRIN) - Being a university freshman is an exciting time for any young person, but many students get carried away, partying too hard and taking sexual risks.
AFRICA: AU pushes the envelope on "climate migrants"
JOHANNESBURG Thursday, October 29, 2009 (IRIN) - An African international agreement has opened the door to a debate on the rights and protection of people displaced by natural disasters, with a nod to migration as a result of climate change.
Analysis: African IDP convention fills a void in humanitarian law
KAMPALA Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (IRIN) - The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa is a comprehensive document that will, if ratified, fill a void in international humanitarian law, say experts.
AFRICA: Electronic records can streamline health care
NAIROBI Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (IRIN) - Replacing manual data with electronic health records would significantly improve the quality of care and enable African HIV treatment programmes to be scaled up more efficiently, say the authors of a new article on the subject.
AFRICA: Digesting a "mouthful" of climate change
MIDRAND Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (IRIN) - Disaster risk reduction as a tool for climate change adaptation is a "technical mouthful" said Rachel Shebesh, chair of the African Parliamentarian Initiative for Climate Risk Reduction.
AFRICA: IDP convention - now the hard work begins
KAMPALA Monday, October 26, 2009 (IRIN) - Seventeen countries signed the African Union convention on internally displaced persons (IDPs) after years of preparation culminated in a week of meetings in the Ugandan capital but a lot more hard work remains before it becomes effective, according to observers.
ETHIOPIA-SOMALIA: Rising numbers of illegal immigrants enter Somaliland
HARGEISA Friday, October 23, 2009 (IRIN) - Immigration officials in the self-declared republic of Somaliland have expressed concern over the increase in the number of illegal Ethiopian migrants entering the region, with claims that up to 90 people are arriving daily, against 50 in 2008.
AFRICA: Climate change could worsen displacement - UN
KAMPALA Friday, October 23, 2009 (IRIN) - With increasing natural disasters, including floods, storms and droughts, hitting the continent, more people in Africa are likely to be displaced, creating a challenge for governments, the UN warns.
ETHIOPIA: Increased condom use among sex workers but more education needed
ADDIS ABABA Friday, October 23, 2009 (IRIN) - With non-skilled jobs in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, paying as little as US$16 per month, the financial incentives to engage in commercial sex work are overwhelming - earning 30 times a domestic worker’s salary.
ETHIOPIA: Drought need not mean hunger and destitution - Oxfam
NAIROBI Thursday, October 22, 2009 (IRIN) - With droughts becoming more common, donors and the Ethiopian government must look beyond the traditional "band aid" responses to disasters by using approaches that are more cost-effective, sustainable and better suited to the population, international aid agency Oxfam says in a new report.
AFRICA: Talking about forced displacement
KAMPALA Thursday, October 22, 2009 (IRIN) - Civil society and government officials are gathered in the Ugandan capital of Kampala to discuss the Convention on the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Africa and a declaration on refugees, returnees and IDPs.
GREATER HORN OF AFRICA: Preparing to mitigate negative impact of El Niño
NAIROBI Monday, October 19, 2009 (IRIN) - As countries across East Africa and the Horn of Africa begin to receive El Niño-related enhanced rainfall, disaster risk reduction experts from 10 countries in the region are meeting in Nairobi to develop strategies for reducing the negative impact of the evolving El Niño phenomenon.
AFRICA: Shining the spotlight on the displaced
NAIROBI Thursday, October 15, 2009 (IRIN) - Forty years after the rights of Africa’s refugees were enshrined in a landmark convention, the continent’s leaders are due to make legal history again by adopting a new instrument to assist people displaced within the borders of their own country.
AFRICA: Africa's IDP situation at a glance
NAIROBI Thursday, October 15, 2009 (IRIN) - Africa hosts at least 11 million of the world's 25 million conflict-affected IDPs. Millions more are displaced annually by natural disasters.
AFRICA: Africa's IDPs in numbers
NAIROBI Thursday, October 15, 2009 (IRIN) - Most IDPs in Africa have been forced out of their homes by conflict, either between government forces and armed opponents or between communities.
AFRICA: The objectives of the IDP Convention
NAIROBI Thursday, October 15, 2009 (IRIN) - The objectives of the Convention
In Brief: When health facilities become casualties
DAKAR Wednesday, October 14, 2009 (IRIN) - Designed to be safe havens in times of disaster, health facilities are vulnerable to upheaval when catastrophe strikes, according to the UN, which is focusing on hospital safety for International Day for Disaster Reduction.
AFRICA: Fighting the "double whammy" of obesity and hunger
BANGKOK Thursday, October 08, 2009 (IRIN) - Africa faces a double burden of obesity and hunger as millions take up increasingly sedentary lives in cities and the global financial crisis hits rural populations’ food security, nutritionists warn.
How To: Rescue people trapped in a collapsed building
NAIROBI Thursday, October 08, 2009 (IRIN) - When an earthquake strikes a town, or a building is levelled by an explosion, news footage invariably shows search and rescue teams trawling through the rubble looking for survivors. But what does it take to rescue people trapped under tons of concrete?
In Brief: Voices of landmine survivors
DAKAR Thursday, October 08, 2009 (IRIN) - A landmine survivor in Senegal’s Casamance region on 6 October used the recent report, ‘Voices from the Ground’, based on a survey of mine victims worldwide, to remind aid agencies, Senegal’s anti-mine agency and the media of victims’ needs and governments’ responsibilities.
In Brief: Pilgrims "helping to spread AWD" in Ethiopia
NAIROBI Wednesday, October 07, 2009 (IRIN) - The movement of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to and from holy sites as well as migrant labourers to private farms is contributing to the spread of acute watery diarrhoea in Ethiopia, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.
In Brief: Migration myths dispelled in UNDP report
BANGKOK Monday, October 05, 2009 (IRIN) - Most migrants do not move from developing to developed countries, and when they do, rather than hurting host economies, they benefit them, according to a new report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
AFRICA: "Climate witnesses" don't want handouts
CAPE TOWN Monday, October 05, 2009 (IRIN) - The "climate witnesses" - all poor farmers - told a special tribunal on climate change in Cape Town, South Africa, on 5 October: "We don't want any handouts from the West." Instead, they needed strategies and policies to help them overcome the effects of climate change.
ETHIOPIA: Maids, condoms and kerosene
ADDIS ABABA Friday, October 02, 2009 (IRIN) - The life of a domestic worker in Ethiopia is rarely an easy one. Often escaping a deeply impoverished existence in the rural areas, these women find themselves in employment hundreds of miles away from their hometowns as maids – or serategnas in the national language, Amharic.
In Brief: Twenty cities most vulnerable to storm surges, sea level rises
DAKAR Thursday, October 01, 2009 (IRIN) - According to (yet another) new climate change report, this time from development think-tank CGD, these are the 20 cities where the most people will be at the greatest risk from sea level rise and storm surges in the developing world.
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