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Humanitarian funding analysis: Anticipation of rain after drought, Ethiopia

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Key Points

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’s Financial Tracking Service (FTS), donors have committed/contributed US$588.3 million of humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia since the start of 2016.

  • The US is currently the largest donor to Ethiopia, contributing 44% of total funding so far in 2016 (US$259.6 million). The five largest donors account for 76% of current reported funding in 2016.

  • Currently the food sector has received the largest volume of funding, US$367.5 million (62% of the total). The agriculture sector has received US$2.2 million (0.4% of the total).

  • Funding in 2016 already exceeds the three previous years’ totals.