FAO Director-General says the fight against Desert Locusts will take time, despite significant control gains
Rome – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has warned that efforts to control Desert Locusts will take time, noting increased …
COVID-19 in Yemen and Latin America, and a ‘new normal’ in disaster response: The Cheat Sheet
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Coronavirus concern in Yemen
With testing numbers low and the health system ravaged by five years …
Ethiopia: Floods Response Plan , Belg/Gu Season Floods (May 2020)
According to the National Meteorology Agency’s mid-season belg/gu weather forecast, the seasonal rainfall is expected to peak in May in most belg/gu rain dependent areas of the country. The rain …
UNHCR Ethiopia Weekly Operational Update: 22 May 2020
As of 22 May, Ethiopia reported 429 confirmed COVID-19 cases up from 272 reported on 14 May 2020. Overall, 128 patients have recovered while the number of deaths remains at …
Ethiopia Country Office – Humanitarian Situation Report (January to March 2020)
- Ethiopia’s humanitarian situation became increasingly precarious during the first quarter of 2020 due to a cholera outbreak, decimation of food crops by locusts, and the increasing threat of COVID-19. Simultaneously,
World Bank Approves 63 Mn USD to Help Ethiopia Manage Desert Locust Threat
Addis Ababa, The World Bank has approved 63 million USD to help Ethiopia prevent and respond to threats to livelihoods posed by the desert locust outbreak and to strengthen national …
Authority Rehabilitating, Reafforesting over 1.7 Mn Hectares in Nile Basin
Addis Ababa, The Basins Development Authority said reafforestation and rehabilitate on 1.786 million hectares of land has been carried in Ethiopia in order to protect the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam …
Korean Ambassador Urges Ethiopia to Replicate Country’s Experience to Manage COVID-19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by replicating the experience of South Korea, could effectively manage the Coronavirus epidemic, according to Ambassador Hoon-min Lim.
In exclusive interview with ENA, South Korea Ambassador to …
