Diplomacy
EU Provides €61 Million in Humanitarian Aid Amid Escalating Crisis in Ethiopia
European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations · 2 hours ago · Read the Full Story on European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
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The European Union is providing €61 million in humanitarian funding to assist vulnerable populations in Ethiopia affected by ongoing conflicts, displacement, and climate-related hazards.
- The European Union is allocating €61 million in humanitarian funding for vulnerable people in Ethiopia.
- The funding addresses impacts from conflict, displacement, disease outbreaks, and climate-related hazards including El Niño.
- The EU expressed deep concern over deteriorating conditions in Northern Ethiopia, citing military activity and the takeover of Mekelle, Axum, and Shire airports by TPLF forces.
- The Ethiopian National Defence Force has conducted multiple drone strikes over the past weeks, which the EU has followed with concern.
- Humanitarian needs remain high in conflict-affected and hard-to-reach areas, specifically in Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromia, and Tigray.
- Ethiopia hosts large refugee populations, with sudden influxes resulting from ongoing conflicts in neighboring Sudan and South Sudan.
- The EU funding will support emergency food assistance, nutrition, healthcare, water and sanitation services, protection, shelter, and education in emergencies.
- Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib called for the urgent de-escalation of violence and the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers.
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