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WFP warns of rising hunger, malnutrition in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Apr 23 (UNI) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned over rising hunger and malnutrition in Ethiopia as humanitarian needs outpace resources.
"Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise in Ethiopia as ongoing conflict, regional instability, displacement, drought and economic shocks leave millions without sufficient nutritious food," the WFP said in a statement issued Tuesday.
Noting that its life-saving response has been "severely hampered" by critical funding shortfalls, the WFP said some 3.6 million of the most vulnerable are at "imminent risk of losing food assistance."
According to the UN agency, over 10 million people are facing hunger and malnutrition across Ethiopia, including 3 million people forced from their homes due to conflict and extreme weather.
Malnutrition rates are alarmingly high, with 4.4 million pregnant, breastfeeding women and children in need of treatment, it said.
The WFP also warned that poor rainfall, which is anticipated in southeastern Ethiopia through May, risks another drought in the country's Somali Region as families are still reeling from the 2020-2023 drought.
Highlighting that humanitarian needs in Ethiopia are rising due to conflict in neighbouring countries, the WFP said it has supported 800,000 refugees in Ethiopia, including 100,000 Sudanese refugees, while escalating insecurity in northeastern South Sudan could drive 10,000 more refugees across the border.
The WFP said it has delivered food and nutrition assistance to more than 3 million people in the first quarter of 2025, including displaced and severely food-insecure Ethiopians and refugees.
It also expressed concern over access challenges, as ongoing violence and insecurity, mainly in the Amhara region, are disrupting humanitarian operations, threatening its ability to reach over half a million vulnerable people in the region.
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