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Ethiopia Updates Tigray Situation Updates Humanitarian Humanitarian Bulletin Ethiopia Issue #5 29 March– 23 April 2021 HIGHLIGHTS In this issue • As of 25 April, Ethiopia P.1 COVID-19 Ethiopia update counts 252,279 COVID- P.2 Tigray crisis update 19 cases, including 59,979 active cases and P.3 Ongoing conflicts and humanitarian consequence 3,551 deaths (1.4 per cent P.3 Food insecurity in Afar Region case fatality rate). P.4 Drought affecting lives and livelihood, the story of Ibrahim • The test positivity rate stands at 25 per cent, while in cities like Dire Dawa and Hawassa, positivity rate is close to 50 per cent. Despite this alarming development, the population is not COVID-19 - Ethiopia updates showing significant behavior change in Test positivity rate in cities like Dire Dawa and Hawassa stand at 50 per cent implementing COVID-19 The number of people with COVID-19-related health complications admitted to the Intensive prevention measures. Care Unit (ICU) and the number of COVID-19-related deaths have significantly increased since February; community transmission is also very high. The number of new cases and • The complex and new deaths registered in March is three times higher than that was registered in January. unpredictable security situation in several areas At present, the test positivity rate stands at 25 per cent, while in cities like Dire Dawa and of Tigray Region Hawassa, positivity rate is close to 50 per cent. Despite this alarming development, the continues to affect the population is not showing significant behavior change in implementing COVID-19 prevention delivery of full-scale measures, especially outside Addis Ababa. This is despite the new directive [since 29 humanitarian assistance March] that imposed stricter rules to mitigate the spread of the virus. to affected communities, As of 25 April, Ethiopia counts 252,279 confirmed cases (2.55 million samples tested), of particularly to those who which 59,979 are active cases and 3,551 people have died (1.4 per cent case fatality rate). live in rural areas. There are currently 1,010 patients in the ICU. According to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), there is a significant shortage of oxygen supply in the ICUs. As per the trend since the beginning of the pandemic, the majority of reported cases (80 per cent) are in Addis Ababa and Oromia Region. A spike in new COVID-19 cases comes as the country is preparing to hold its postponed national elections on 5 June 2021. Tigray situation updates The humanitarian access situation in Tigray remains volatile, with active hostilities reported in the central, eastern and north western parts of the region. The presence of multiple armed groups and shifting check points further complicates movement of humanitarian convoys and personnel. Access to rural areas remains particularly limited or in some case impossible, preventing the expansion of humanitarian interventions to the so-far unreached areas. The condition of the conflict-affected population in these areas is feared to be worsening with each passing day without assistance. Ethiopia Humanitarian Bulletin | 2 Overall, food insecurity has deteriorated across the region, especially since the conflict HIGHLIGHTS erupted during the harvest season. The interim Regional Administration has estimated that 5.2 million people are now in need of food assistance. Nutrition partners have expressed • Overall, food insecurity grave concern that the significant number of moderately malnourished cases identified so has deteriorated across far will become severely malnourished unless the food and nutrition responses are urgently the region where the scaled up. interim Regional Provision of adequate shelter and protection for the estimated 1.7 million internally displaced Administration has people (IDPs) across the region, including half a million new IDPs in Shire alone is amongst estimated that 5.2 the humanitarian response priorities. Citing official sources, Shelter Cluster partners million people are now reported a marked increase of new IDP arrivals in major towns, notably Shire, Adwa, in need of food Mekelle, and Axum. Displacement site assessments also revealed deplorable living assistance. conditions with high risk of health outbreaks, particularly during the coming rainy season. • Provision of adequate Despite the challenges, humanitarian partners are working to scale up the response, shelter and protection although it is still insufficient to the needs and will require significant funding and deployment for the estimated 1.7 of additional expertise. See full response update on the latest Tigray Situation Report at million IDPs across the https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/ethiopia/ region, including half a million new IDPs in Update on conflict-induced displacements Shire alone is amongst the humanitarian outside Tigray response priorities. While all eyes are on the Tigray humanitarian crisis, conflicts in other parts of the country continue to cause displacement, suffering and deaths. • While the main focus all Afar/Somali regional boundary: eyes is in the Tigray Hundreds of people reportedly died due humanitarian crisis, to fighting that broke out on 2 April conflicts in other parts of between Afar and Somali communities the country continue to in various locations along their regional leave unprecedented boundaries. Despite agreement number of people in dire reached between the two regional situations presidents to peacefully resolve the • The inter-communal conflict, fighting was again reported in conflict in North Shewa Hanruka, Gelalo, Gewani and Mile and Oromo Special Woredas on 7 April and the situation Zone that erupted on 18 has not normalized yet. Afar Region March and escalated hosts 80,343 IDPs, which include further on 17 April 45,343 displaced due to the Tigray resulted in an conflict and 35,000 displaced due to the undetermined number of Afar-Somali/Issa conflict. On the Somali casualties, destruction side, at least 2,100 households have of social and community been displaced to areas close to Garbo infrastructure, looting Isse, mainly in Qarraf areas and Beerta and destruction of locations according to Siti Zone private property and left authorities. A major impact of this conflict is that people cannot access water sources. Those some 330,000 people who fled Adeyti are in need of water. dispalced/affected in both Zones. Amhara Region: In Amhara Region, the security situation in North Shewa and the Oromo Special Zones remains fragile. The conflict that started on 18 March between the Amhara • Continued civilian and Oromo communities in and around Ataye Town of North Shewa Zone was further attacks by unidentified escalated when Unidentified Armed Groups attacked Ataye Town and its surroundings on armed groups continue 17 April, 2021, leaving some 330,000 people (253,000 in North Shewa and about 80,000 in to displace people in Oromia Special Zone) have been displaced/affected according to the National Disaster Risk Benishangul Gumuz Management Commission. The recent conflict resulted in an undetermined number of Region, attacks are casualties, destruction of social and community infrastructure, looting and destruction of reportedly spreading private property. Humanitarian partners have started assisting the displaced population with beyond Metekel Zone. food and other relief supplies, albeit very limited compared to the needs. The Government distributed more than 500 MT of food to more than 50,000 people in North Shewa Zone and provided water, sanitation and hygiene as well as non-food items for South Wollo and Oromo Special Zones. The reignited conflict has left North Shewa, Oromo Special Zone and South Wollo Zones under a Command Post. www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/ethiopia | www.unocha.org/ethiopia United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) • Coordination Saves Lives Ethiopia Humanitarian Bulletin | 3 HIGHLIGHTS In addition to the recent dispalcement, close to 500,000 people have been displaced in • The recent conflict Amhara Region due to violence in Oromia, Benishangul Gumuz and Tigray Regions as well between Afar and as conflict within the Amhra Region over the past three years, according to the Regional Somali left hundreds Disaster Preparedness and Food Security Coordinating Officet . The IDPs reside in sites as dead and some 35, 000 well as within the host community in Chagni, North Wollo, North Gondar, and South Wollo displaced Zones. Benishangul Gumuz Region: Continued civilian attacks by unidentified armed groups • An estimated 765,971 (UAGs) continue to kill and displace people in Benishangul Gumuz Region. Fighting people are expected to between Government forces and UAGs continue to be reported, including in Yaso district be highly food insecure on 1 April. The armed conflict that started in Guba district of Metekel Zone has now spread in the coming six to all three Zones of the Region. The spread of the fighting into Assosa and Kamashi Zone months due to multiple may increase the numbers of IDPs as well as the humanitarian needs in the Region. hazards. Meanwhile, “stay at home’ strike has been ongoing since 1 April in Gilgel Beles Town, the • Apart from the common capital of Metekel Zone, impacting public services. The residents are demanding for the water stressed Government to improve the security situation in the Zone. More than 200,000 people remain Woredas, water displaced within Metekel Zone and and close 100,000 others were displaced into shortage is reported in neighboring Amhara Region. other Woredas including Elidaar, Kori, Dubti, SNNPR: The security situation in Amaro Special Woreda with bordering kebeles of West Gerani, Mile, Bidu, Guji Zone (Gelana and Suro Barguda Woredas) remains fragile. Attacks by armed groups Barahle, Amibara, on local Koore community in Amaro Woreda left at least 12 civilians killed and more than Hanruka, Gelalu, 11,000 displaced according to the Woreda Communication Affairs Bureau. The Bureau Gewani, Erebti, Teru, blamed the recurrent violence, deaths and displacement of the civilians on a joint attack Afdera, Kilalu, Abida mounted by armed groups who are attempting to change the defunct Segen Area People’s and Yangudi Rasa.
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