A severely malnourished child at a clinic in Ethiopia. Photo: ©UNICEF/Esiey Leul 2022 Addis Abeba – Ethiopia has launched a five-year multisectoral drive to combat child wasting, one of the country’s most urgent yet under-addressed public health threats, amid mounting evidence of worsening malnutrition, which now “affects more than 11% of Ethiopian children under five”, …

A severely malnourished child at a clinic in Ethiopia. Photo: ©UNICEF/Esiey Leul 2022 Addis Abeba – Ethiopia has launched a five-year multisectoral drive to combat child wasting, one of the country’s most urgent yet under-addressed public health threats, amid mounting evidence of worsening malnutrition, which now “affects more than 11% of Ethiopian children under five”, …

Children and their caretakers at MSF’s inpatient therapeutic feeding center in Kule refugee camp. (Photo: MSF) Addis Abeba – Refugee camps in Ethiopia’s Gambella region are facing a deepening humanitarian crisis following significant international aid cuts that have crippled essential services, including food distribution, health care, and disease prevention. The region, which hosts more than …

Children and their caretakers at MSF’s inpatient therapeutic feeding center in Kule refugee camp. (Photo: MSF) Addis Abeba – Refugee camps in Ethiopia’s Gambella region are facing a deepening humanitarian crisis following significant international aid cuts that have crippled essential services, including food distribution, health care, and disease prevention. The region, which hosts more than …

(Photo: UNICEF Ethiopia) Addis Abeba– Humanitarian agencies are raising alarm over an escalating malnutrition crisis in Ethiopia, which is severely impacting children and lactating women. A report released this week by the Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) reveals that acute malnutrition rates in several regions have “surpassed the critical threshold of 15%,” signaling an urgent and dire …

(Photo: UNICEF Ethiopia) Addis Abeba– Humanitarian agencies are raising alarm over an escalating malnutrition crisis in Ethiopia, which is severely impacting children and lactating women. A report released this week by the Global Nutrition Cluster (GNC) reveals that acute malnutrition rates in several regions have “surpassed the critical threshold of 15%,” signaling an urgent and dire …

Many Eritreans, including unaccompanied children, first flee over the border to Ethiopia. (Photo: BBC) Addis Abeba– Amnesty International has called on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to condemn the forced return of Eritrean refugees, citing reports that “within the last three months alone, more than 600 Eritreans have been forcibly returned” from Ethiopia to …

Many Eritreans, including unaccompanied children, first flee over the border to Ethiopia. (Photo: BBC) Addis Abeba– Amnesty International has called on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to condemn the forced return of Eritrean refugees, citing reports that “within the last three months alone, more than 600 Eritreans have been forcibly returned” from Ethiopia to …

Robit town located in the Ambassel district of South Wollo Zone in the Amhara region (Photo: Ambassel District Communications) Addis Abeba – A drone strike in Ambasel district, South Wollo Zone, Amhara region, on Thursday killed four people, including three children. Residents reported that several houses were also destroyed by the strike. A resident, who wished to …

Robit town located in the Ambassel district of South Wollo Zone in the Amhara region (Photo: Ambassel District Communications) Addis Abeba – A drone strike in Ambasel district, South Wollo Zone, Amhara region, on Thursday killed four people, including three children. Residents reported that several houses were also destroyed by the strike. A resident, who wished to …