Ethiopia

Over 5 million people face extreme hunger as the Tigray conflict surges past six months – Oxfam

3 May 2021

Six months after the conflict erupted in Tigray, thousands of farmers have nothing to plant ahead of the rainy season as the crisis compounded by climate-fueled locust devastated their tools and livestock and pushed over 5 million people to extreme levels of hunger, warned Oxfam today.
Conflict compounded by Covid-19 and climate change pushes millions in Tigray to the brink - Oxfam

22 January 2021

The conflict in Tigray compounded by climate-fueled locust infestations and coronavirus has left millions of people in desperate need of humanitarian aid yet access to those affected continues to be restricted, warned Oxfam today.
12,000 people per day could die from Covid-19 linked hunger by end of year, potentially more than the disease, warns Oxfam

9 July 2020

As many as 12,000 people could die per day by the end of the year as a result of hunger linked to COVID-19, potentially more than could die from the disease, warned Oxfam in a new briefing published today. The global observed daily mortality rate for COVID-19 reached its highest recorded point in April 2020 at just over 10,000 deaths per day.
Thirty-nine organizations call on governments to ensure access to asylum seekers during COVID-19 pandemic

22 June 2020

People seeking safety are trapped at borders across Eastern Africa due to COVID-19 measures.
New swarms of locusts threaten to increase hunger in East Africa reeling from floods and coronavirus

27 May 2020

Oxfam warned today that millions of people in East and Central Africa, already suffering due to flooding and the impact of coronavirus, are at risk of increased hunger and poverty as the region braces for the latest generation of locusts which are due to hatch in June ―just when crops are to be harvested.
Millions of locusts devastate crops in East Africa in the worst outbreak in decades - Oxfam prepares to respond

29 January 2020

Oxfam is preparing for a potential response as swarms of locusts sweep across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia and are likely to grow 500 times bigger by June to neighboring Uganda and South Sudan. The plagues are hitting the East African region where food insecurity has already reached record levels.
More than 52 million people across Africa going hungry as weather extremes hit the continent

7 November 2019

More than 52 million people in 18 countries across southern, eastern and central Africa are facing up to crisis levels of hunger as a result of weather extremes, compounded by poverty and conflict.
Ethiopia's prime minister wins 2019 Nobel peace prize

11 October 2019

Oxfam hopes that this award, recognising Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s courage and leadership, will give new impetus to peace initiatives in Ethiopia and all over the world.
Poor children 7 times less likely to finish school than rich children: new Oxfam report

17 September 2019

Across the developing world, a child from a poor family is seven times less likely to finish secondary school than a child from a rich family, according to a new report published by Oxfam today.
International complacency puts lives at risk as drought hits Horn of Africa

24 July 2019

More than 15 million people are in need of aid as drought hits parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia again.