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29 June 2009

HUMANITARIAN SITUATION UPDATE
Preliminary Belg Assessment Findings
Preliminary findings of the belg
assessment teams indicate poor harvests in many belg
crop-producing areas due to poor performance of the February to
May rains. Major belg crop failure is reported in East and
West Hararghe zones, while serious shortages of water and pasture
are reported in the lowland areas of Oromiya Region.
Cont.
2009 Kiremt Season
Outlook
According to the National Meteorological Agency
(NMA) kiremt season climate outlook, the rains’ performance
is expected to be normal to above normal in the central‐western
and southwestern crop-producing parts of the country, but normal
to below normal in northwestern, eastern, and central
crop-producing areas, as well as the northeastern pastoral parts
of the country.
Cont.
Continued Break in Relief Food Pipeline
WFP reports that breaks in its relief food
pipeline continue. The stakeholder food prioritization committee
is regularly meeting to decide on rations for upcoming
distributions. According to WFP, only three months’ relief food
allocations were distributed in the first half of the year.
Meanwhile, WFP and the NGO Joint Emergency Operation Programme (JEOP)
resources could jointly address the needs of 4.1 million
beneficiaries in a fourth round of allocations, while WFP has
planned to reach approximately 3 million people in the fifth
round.
Cont.
Influenza A H1N1 Cases in
Ethiopia
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH)
officially confirmed two cases of Influenza A H1N1 in Ethiopia on
19 June 2009. The cases were spotted at the airport where
inspection points have been set up for detection and referral to
selected hospitals.
Cont.
AWD Update
According to official reports from the Somali
Regional Health Bureau, 95 new cases of Acute Watery Diarrhoea
(AWD) and 12 deaths have been reported in Afdem and Miesso woredas
(Shinile Zone, Somali Region) in the last week. In Oromiya Region,
five woredas are newly affected in West Arsi zone, two woredas in
East Shoa and four in East Hararghe, while Konso woreda in SNNPR
continues to report new cases. In Afar Region, Gawane,
Buremudiaytu, Amebara, Elidaar and Assayita woredas have been
affected. WHO and UNICEF continue to provide technical support to
the affected regions through provision of emergency drug kits and
technical support. In Afdem and Miesso, UNICEF is sending two CTC
kits and 2,000 jerry cans of 20 litre capacity, in addition to the
materials sent last week.
Cont.

CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE:
REGIONAL OVERVIEW
UPCOMING & ONGOING
MEETINGS
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Humanitarian Requirements
Joint Government and Humanitarian Partners’ Document. January 30,
2009.
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Situation Report:
Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia,
15 December 2008
What is OCHA?
Downloadable Leaflet
3Ws Matrix,
11 March
2009
National 3W
Map, Ethiopia,
11 March 2009
National
Hotspot Map, 05 February 2009

UNICEF WASH
Vulnerability Somali Region, Ethiopia,
12 December 2008
Flood,
24 November 2008

Revised
Humanitarian Requirements,
October-December 2008

Amhara
Region: Meher Crops Performance Assessment,
22 October 2008

Number of NGO
INTERVENTIONS as of August,
06 October 2008

UN Points of
Presence,
03 October 2008

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