
Refugees in Ethiopia Face Rising Hunger as WFP Forced to Reduced Rations
WFP warned today that refugees in Ethiopia are at risk of rising hunger as critical funding shortages force cuts to food rations.

WFP warned today that refugees in Ethiopia are at risk of rising hunger as critical funding shortages force cuts to food rations.

Ethiopia has long experienced conflict and famine, but recent violence in Tigray is creating extreme hunger & restricting humanitarian aid.

Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia as ongoing conflict, regional instability, displacement, drought and economic shocks leave millions without sufficient nutritious food, WFP warned today.

Since late 2023, WFP has activated more robust delivery mechanisms for its operations in Ethiopia, a significant step in assuring the delivery of critical food assistance to the hungriest populations affected by drought, flooding and conflict.

WFP is activating its revamped approach to operations in Ethiopia, a major step which will start to reach 3.2 million people with food assistance for the first time since June 2023.

Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are trapped in a hunger emergency as the region lurches from crisis to crisis.

These are the 10 worst hunger crises in the world today based on where the U.N. World Food Programme works and has collected recent data. The crises are ranked by the total number of people facing severe hunger in each country.

Since the start of the year, 9 million more people have slipped into severe hunger across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia – leaving 22 million people struggling to find enough food to eat.

Here are seven stories of mothers who are protecting, caring for and feeding their families. Each simply wants their children to live in safety with access to good food and education.

Almost a month into the current rainy season, desperately needed rains across the Horn of Africa have so far failed to materialize. If these conditions continue, the number of hungry people due to drought could spiral.