Source: Xinhua| 2019-04-10 22:15:35|Editor: xuxinVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government on Wednesday disclosed ongoing efforts to sustainably rehabilitate more than 2 million internally displaced peoples (IDPs) across the East African country. The Ethiopian government had recently established a national steering committee, led by the Ethiopian Ministry of Peace, to facilitate the national efforts that envisaged to sustainably rehabilitate the country's displaced people. Appealing for close to 700 million U.S. dollars, the Ethiopian government also on Tuesday revealed the allocation of 24.6 million U.S. dollars from domestic financial sources to help rehabilitate the displaced. The latest financial appeal by the Ethiopian government came as the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) last week warned of a looming food crisis in eastern Africa, where 10.7 million people are currently food insecure. The East African bloc, IGAD, stressed that "immediate action is needed" following a foreseen high risk of worsening food insecurity in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda if forecasted rainfall deficits materialize.

Source: Ethiopian News April 10, 2019 14:15 UTC