The European Union (EU) as part of the Supporting Horn of Africa Resilience (SHARE) initiative has
released a EUR50-million about N10,
873,196,311.82 aids to improve food security and build
resilience to drought in southern and eastern Ethiopia.
This was made known
in a press release signed by the EU Commissioners Andris Piebalgs and
Kristalina Georgieva and made available to NaijaAgroNet that the new funds will help boost food security in the lowland areas of Ethiopia
through a series of long-term measures.
"with this new
program, we will be helping Ethiopian people in the
longer-term; providing support to help them rebuild their lives, make a living,
and make sure they are well equipped to deal with droughts that will inevitably
come again in the future," Piebalgs said.
Georgieva explained
that SHARE initiative is a prime example for how to ensure better coherence of
EU external assistance instruments and a maximum impact of its aid for the benefit
of the targeted populations.
NaijaAgroNet findings showed that the Ethiopia is plagued by
recurrent droughts, which often translate into emergencies, with high levels of
malnutrition and food insecurity thereby
increasing demographic pressures on natural resources, along with poor
infrastructure, absence of alternative livelihoods, insecurity and make people particularly vulnerable to
droughts in this region.
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The Accelerating
Resilience Capacity in Southern and Eastern Ethiopia (ARCE) project, which is
part of the SHARE regional program, is said to be implemented by the
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), FAO and the World Bank, along with Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs).
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