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Joint Government-UN Addendum Launched
The UN Country team and the Government of Ethiopian presented the
Addendum to the “Emergency Assistance Requirements and Implementation Options
for 2003” on Friday, 14 March 2003, calling for additional support increase
in food and non-food requirements to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis
affecting the country; food requirements have been adjusted from 1.44 million
MT to 1.46 million MT. On the non-food side, the original requirement of
US$75.0 million has been revised to US$81.1 million. The addendum is a follow
up to the joint Government-UN appeal for the year 2003 that was launched
on 7 December 2002. It provides an update on the current situation and assistance
requirements and reflects the result of collaborative efforts in the major
sectors of humanitarian intervention: food, health, water, agriculture and
livestock, attention is given to important issues of HIV/AIDS, education,
and protection, which are not normally addressed through the annual appeal
mechanism. Donors, Government Ministries, DPPC, UN country team and NGOs
attended the meeting.
Issues
of Resettlement
The deputy Prime Minister’s office has shared a paper entitled
“Voluntary Settlement in Ethiopia: The Road Ahead” with attendees at the
release of the Addendum to the 2003 Appeal. At the same meeting an informal
request was made to the office of the DPM to organize a special discussion
on resettlement.
ADDITIONAL
Monitoring unit dispatched
The DPPC has dispatched a Monitoring Unit (accompanied by UNEUE-OCHA
Field Officer) to Garaghe in SNNPR to examine beneficiary number and distribution
modalities in that area of the country following a series of visits exposing
pockets of high incidence of severe malnutrition.
UNICEF
Sponsors Jijiga Training Workshop
on Managing Moderate Malnutrition
As part of the response to the current drought crisis
in Ethiopia, UNICEF is hosting a training workshop on the screening, triage
and management of moderate malnutrition through targeted supplementary feeding.
Nutrition specialist Dr. Yvonne Grellety will facilitate the workshop. The
four-day workshop will take place at the Nursing School in Jijiga 18 through
21 March.
UNICEF
and WFP Host Advocacy Meeting on Emergency Nutrition
UNICEF and WFP are hosting a half-day meeting on emergency
nutrition on 17 March at the UN Conference Center from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Monday. The objectives of the meeting are to discuss
the nutrition status of the drought-affected population in Ethiopia, current
interventions being undertaken and the way forward. Discussion will also
take place on recommendations for future strategies.
East/West
Hararghe Emergency Update
CARE’s general food distribution under the JEOP program
is continuing in East and west Hararghe. In East Hararghe, February distribution
has been completed and preparation for March distribution is underway. In
West Hararghe, January food distribution has been completed and February
distribution is underway. Distribution of supplementary food to the new hot
spot that was identified several weeks ago in Kurfachelle is continuing,
with 36 Mt of CSB being distributed to 7,200 people in the area. Such distribution
will be repeated next month if necessary. In the agriculture
sector CARE has arranged for the purchase of 400 Mt of Katumani Maize seeds
to be distributed through its Belg seeds program. Distribution of these seeds
will begin in the next two weeks and is planned to be completed by the end
of the month. In all its programs CARE will provide seeds to roughly 40,000
households living in the nine Hararghe woredas that it serves. CARE’s training
series on the new federal Food Aid Targeting Guidelines is now well underway.
Training of woreda level officials and community leaders has begun in West
Haraghe. This program will continue throughout the rest of the year.