UN needs millions for aid in Ethiopia
With the hunger crisis in Africa not only affecting Sudan, but also neighbouring Ethiopia, the United Nations (UN) wants to support 15.5 million people there this year. However, there is a lack of funds. At a donor conference in Geneva on Tuesday, the UN campaigned for the funding of a requirement plan. Less than 5% of the $3.24 billion (CHF2.96 billion) needed for this year has been raised so far, the UN emergency aid office OCHA reported. The UN hoped that governments at the conference would raise a third of the sum needed for the most pressing aid over the next five months. On Monday in Paris, a donor conference for Sudan, which has been devastated by a civil war for the last year, raised €2 billion (CHF1.94 billion) in aid. +Switzerland promises millions to help fight poverty and climate change in Africa In addition to conflicts that repeatedly displace people, Ethiopia also suffers from droughts and floods, and around 4.5 million people are displaced in the country. According ...