Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund Annual Report 2020

In 2020, humanitarian needs soared due to a variety of shocks, including ongoing conflicts, community violence, displacement, health emergencies and climatic crises. The Mid-Year Review of the 2020 HRP more than doubled the number of people targeted for humanitarian assistance, from 7 million (at the launch of the HRP in early 2020) to 15 million, mainly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable people. Vulnerable people in Ethiopia also faced recurrent climatic shocks, namely floods and droughts, desert locust invasions and disease outbreaks such as cholera and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the most marginalized and at-risk population groups were affected by multiple shocks, contributing to an emerging protection crisis.