$386m Needed for Humanitarian Response
By addisfortune.net The latest humanitarian requirement document released to public on August 19, 2015 shows that the number relief food beneficiaries has risen to 4.5 million; an increase by 55 pc and 36.3 pc from figures registered in January 2015, and the annual forecast of this year, respectively. The report was jointly released by the Ethiopian government and humanitarian partners. Regional distribution of the number of beneficiaries in Oromia, Somali and Amhara regional states, hit the first three ranks with 1.8 million, 1.08 million and 639,876 beneficiaries, respectively. The report also stated that funding requirements for food and non food items showed a 10.6pc increment to 386 million dollars, an increase from the figure forecasted in January, 2015. Of the total financial requirement 48pc of it is yet to be covered. In terms of financial requirements for relief divided in sectors, the requirement for relief food stands at 312 million dollars, of which 154 million