Africa-Press – Ethiopia. March 19/2021(ENA) The United States is providing an additional nearly 52 million USD in assistance to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray Regional State.
The United States has provided a total of nearly 153 million USD in humanitarian assistance since the crisis began, according to a press statement issued by the US Department of State.
The assistance will allow providing lifesaving protection, shelter, essential health care, emergency food aid, water, sanitation, and hygiene services, it was indicated.
This funding will also help to re-establish contact between family members who have been separated due to the conflict.
U.S. Agency for International Development’s Disaster Assistance Response Team remains deployed in support of U.S. humanitarian response efforts.
The statement welcomed the contributions of other donors toward the crisis response and urges others to generously support the immediate humanitarian needs created by the crisis in the Tigray Region.
