Ethiopia - Humanitarian Relief Assistance to Drought Affected Households

Faced with a humanitarian food crisis in the country, the Government of Ethiopia, through the Humanitarian Relief Assistance to Drought Affected Households, in March, 2011, appealed to the international community for support of more than US$200 million. In response to this appeal, the Bank provided a emergency assistance. This assistance to the victims of drought was limited to the Food Aid component of the Humanitarian Emergency Requirements. The Bank's contribution is used to procure cereals, cover the costs related to the delivery of food supply, including sea and overland freight, storage, handling, monitoring and distribution. It also cover the management cost of the executing agency.The proposed Emergency Relief Assistance Operation is funded from Bank’s Special Relief Fund (SRF).