Economy

WFP Reports USD251 Million Funding Gap for Ethiopia Operations

AI SUMMARY

The World Food Programme faces a USD251 million funding gap as it plans to assist over 220,000 people across three regions in Ethiopia.

The World Food Programme reports a USD251 million funding gap for its Ethiopia operations from November 2026 to April 2027.
The agency is preparing relief assistance for 223,100 people in Afar, Amhara, and Tigray.
Only 46 percent of the agency's requirements for the six-month period are currently funded.
Relief cereal distributions are limited to 60 percent of standard rations, while pulses and vegetable oil remain at full allocations.
Long-standing refugees receive 60 percent rations, while newly arrived Sudanese and South Sudanese refugees are prioritized for full rations.
Insecurity, transport difficulties, and fuel shortages have disrupted deliveries.
Teaching and school feeding were interrupted in 45 Amhara schools, with hostilities restricting access in Afar and Tigray.
Delays occurred across all regions in selecting households for the sixth phase of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme due to unavailable poverty data.
Potential flood-response cash assistance for 100,000 people in the Somali Region requires approximately USD1.3 million.
Humanitarian needs are expected to remain elevated into early 2027 due to reduced harvests and forecast above-normal rainfall creating flood risks.
The agency assisted approximately 2.1 million people in September, increasing from 1.9 million in August.