Ethiopia Humanitarian Bulletin Issue #6 26 April – 10 May 2021
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Following reports of widespread conflict related sexual violence (CRSV) since the onset of the crisis in Tigray Region, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is scaling up its response to meet the needs.
Priorities in the planned response scale up include: GBV interventions, expanding operations of Safe Houses, expanding SRH interventions, MHPSS interventions, and PSEA interventions.
• The Early Warning Department of the National Disaster Risk Management Commission released the second issue of the National Flood Alert amid reports of average to above average Belg/spring season rainfall.
• Localized rains and the overflowing of rivers in the highlands has caused flooding in Somali Region, which caused seven deaths, displaced 890 people and affected over 500 households.
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Ethiopia - Tigray Region Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 6 May 2021
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Active hostilities remain the main access impediment for scaling up response in rural areas in addition to constrained communications
Humanitarian partners are scaling up response but can only fully implement with access constraints addressed
Three food operators have distributed more than 19,000 metric tons of food for the first round of assistance for 2021, reaching 1.1 million people across the region
COVID-19 screening started in all targeted 15 health facilities in Mekelle At least US$443 million have been allocated to respond to the crisis but more is needed particularly for non-food assistance
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