Ethiopia

Escalating conflicts, Covid-19, extreme weather patterns and locust swarms have worsened food security in Ethiopia.

In Ethiopia, climate change and conflict continue to increase the humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable communities.

Ethiopia has experienced escalating conflict causing displacement in several regions. The country is highly vulnerable to extreme weather patters, with communities experiencing flash floods and droughts. These conditions have created the ideal conditions for desert locust infestations, which are destroying crops and homes and gravely affecting communities and their livelihoods.

Food and nutrition insecurity has increased in Ethiopia leaving almost 20 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.

The Covid-19 pandemic further threatens the economic situation for communities and has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities, affecting livelihoods, education, and general wellbeing.

“If they lose their harvests this season, they will be vulnerable until the next rainy season, which is now becoming unpredictable because of climatic change.”

Hajir Maalim, Action Against Hunger’s Regional Director in East Africa

Country facts

1,872,014
Action Against Hunger's programmes reached over 1.8 million people in Ethiopia in 2020.
112.1M
Ethiopia has a population of over 110 million people.
36.8%
Over 35% of Ethiopian children under five suffer from malnutrition.

Action Against Hunger’s work in Ethiopia

We’ve been operating in Ethiopia since 1985, providing humanitarian assistance to almost two million people.

Our work focuses on:

providing nutrition and health support to children under five suffering with life-threatening hunger
water, sanitation and hygiene activities
mental health and psychological support
distributing cash assistance to vulnerable communities
responding to the coronavirus pandemic, by adapting our work to allow our life-saving programmes to continue