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EU aid will address food insecurity through cash assistance, healthcare and nutrition services, water and sanitation, shelter support, protection and education. This funding will also help sustain essential services, support livelihoods, and strengthen resilience.
The emergency funding will support food assistance, water and sanitation, access to healthcare, and help the most vulnerable communities meet their basic needs.
As Ethiopia faces multiple humanitarian challenges due to the impact of conflicts, recurrent climate shocks, as well as outbreaks of infectious diseases, the Commission will provide €40 million in initial humanitarian aid for 2025.
The EU has released an additional €122 million for humanitarian assistance in the Greater Horn of Africa, as the region continues to face the impact of conflicts and climate-related disasters such as drought and floods.
In response to the heavy rains and landslides that struck Ethiopia in July 2024, the European Union has provided €150,000 to support the country’s response in providing life-saving interventions in the affected areas.
Following heavy rains in April and May 2024, several regions across the country are experiencing severe flooding, affecting over 590,000 people, and displacing nearly 100,000.
The emergency funding allocated by the EU will support humanitarian partners in addressing needs related to water, hygiene, sanitation and health, both at institutional and community levels, while strengthening the coordination of the cholera response in targeted areas.
On the occasion of the High-Level Pledging Conference, the EU expresses its solidarity with the people of Ethiopia, which continue to be heavily affected by multiple and sometimes overlapping crises, including conflicts, climate extremes, diseases and economic shocks.
People in the Horn of Africa are facing mounting humanitarian needs as the region is plagued by multiple conflicts, climate extremes and economic shocks. Around 65 million are estimated to be in immediate need of assistance.
The Horn of Africa continues to face multiple challenges resulting from extreme weather events: a catastrophic prolonged drought has been followed by widespread and devastating floods, affecting thus far more than 3 million people in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.