On Monday, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that the recent El Niño induced floods in Ethiopia's southeastern region of Somali forced more than 67,000 children out of school. In November 2023, UNICEF disclosed that some 7.6 million children were out of school in Ethiopia as the country encountered natural and man-made calamities, mainly conflicts. Conflicts particularly in the Amhara and Oromia regions have significantly contributed to an increasing number of children dropping out of school. It also warned that funding shortfall is hampering its humanitarian response in Ethiopia amid mounting humanitarian needs across the country. Last month, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs revealed that floods in different parts of Ethiopia since October had killed 57 people.

Source: Ethiopian News January 24, 2024 08:14 UTC