Addis Ababa, 26 July 2022 – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Authorities, via the Famine Reduction Fund, has made a USD$6 million contribution to UNICEF’s humanitarian response for kids in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia is a rustic going through a number of emergencies and in consequence it has precipitated a pointy improve in malnutrition circumstances. Throughout the 4 drought-impacted areas, an estimated 600,000 youngsters would require remedy for extreme acute malnutrition by the tip of the 12 months.

“UNICEF is extraordinarily grateful to the United Arab Emirates Authorities for this beneficiant contribution. It comes at a vital time to handle the malnutrition disaster the nation is going through,” stated Gianfranco Rotigliano, UNICEF Consultant in Ethiopia. “This funding will allow us to acquire much-needed ready-to-use therapeutic meals which is able to save the lives of numerous youngsters.”

UNICEF is focusing on an estimated 3.four million individuals, together with 1.four million youngsters, as a part of its speedy response in Ethiopia. By means of its ‘Discover and Deal with’ vitamin marketing campaign in drought-impacted areas, greater than 75,000 youngsters have been handled for extreme malnutrition from January to Might 2022.

For extra info, please contact:

UNICEF: Dheepa Pandian, Chief of Communication, UNICEF Ethiopia, dpandian@unicef.org, +251 91 125 5109