On 13 May 2016 we responded to a funding alert for Ethiopia, raised in response to the 2016 Meher rains (the main rainy season). Following the extensive drought caused by the recent El Niño weather phenomenon – which was also the subject of a START report (click here to read that briefing) – this year’s Meher rains have resulted in exceptional and extensive flooding across many areas.
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’s Financial Tracking Service (FTS), donors have committed/contributed US$636.8 million of humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia so far in 2016. The largest proportion of humanitarian funding to Ethiopia this year has been allocated to the food sector (US$415.7 million), accounting for 65% of the total.
Read our full analysis of the current funding situation.
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GHA AND THE START NETWORK
The GHA Programme is partnering with the START network to help to inform its funding allocation decisions. The START network is a consortium of British-based humanitarian INGOs, which has recently launched its own fund to help fill funding gaps and enable rapid response to under-reported crises where need is great.
When the START members issue a funding alert, we produce (within 12 hours) a rapid overview of the humanitarian funding picture – recent funding, an overview of appeals and funds, and analysis of donor trends. The analysis is targeted not only at the START network but also to a wider set of stakeholders engaged in these crises – including donors, humanitarian organisations, analysts, advocates and citizens.
Photo credit: DFID – UK Department for International Development
