Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Ethiopia, South Sudan
Key Events
With only 25 per cent of the HRD requirements, including carryover, met as of 11 March, severe funding shortfalls are expected in all sectors. Available resources will not cover the needs for future food distributions.
A new case of wild polio virus was confirmed in Somali region, bringing the total number of cases in Ethiopia to 10. A joint investigation team is conducting an investigation into the tenth case, a 25 month old male who reportedly received seven oral polio vaccine doses.
The number of refugees hosted by Ethiopia surpassed 500,000 while the number of South Sudanese expected by the end of 2014 is now estimated at over 150,000.