More than 286,000 people have been displaced in the region after crops failed and animals died due to drought and more than 1,100 schools were completely or partially closed, leaving girls especially vulnerable to violence and abuse. sexual and physical coercion, child labor and early marriage.
Women, children and survivors of gender-based violence have reduced access to a wide range of services including medical and reproductive care, support for infants and their mothers as well as as security services.
Read more here about how UNFPA is delivering emergency services to those most in need in drought-stricken areas.
UNFPA 2022 Humanitarian Response for Ethiopia is calling for nearly $24 million to strengthen health systems and build capacity of maternal and reproductive services in eight crisis-affected regions. To date, just over half of the proceeds have been funded.
