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'Rapid Deterioration' Imminent in Ethiopia After WFP Aid Ends

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said funding and supply shortfalls mean lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children will end on April 30, 2025. The agency warned that 3.6 million vulnerable people faced the loss of food and nutrition assistance without urgent funding, as Ethiopia continued to grapple with acute food insecurity affecting over 10 million people, including three million displaced by conflict and extreme weather. Child malnutrition remains at critical levels, especially in Somali, Oromia, Afar, and Tigray regions, where wasting surpassed emergency levels.

WFP, which only received half its needed funding last year, had already been forced to reduce rations, providing just 60% to refugees and 80% to food-insecure Ethiopians. Security issues in conflict-hit regions like Amhara and Oromia further disrupted aid operations, threatening the safety of staff and blocking supplies for over 500,000 people.

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Mulugeta Ayene/UNICEF

A scene from the Somali region of Ethiopia. Countrywide, at least 21 million people face multiple overlapping challenges including conflict, drought, flooding and disease outbreaks.

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