Daily Noon Briefing Highlights: Ethiopia, Ukraine
Source: OCHA
Ethiopia
In Northern Ethiopia, humanitarian assistance continues to be delivered to people affected by the conflict. Since 1 April, 142 trucks of food aid, and 10 fuel tankers, have arrived in Tigray in three convoys via the road from Semera in Afar.
So far, about 3,400 metric tons of food have been brought into Tigray with these convoys. These deliveries have been dispatched to priority districts including Abi-Adi, Adwa and Axum (in Central Zone), Adigrat (in Eastern zone), Maichew (in Southern zone), and Sheraro and two refugee camps (in North Western zone), as well as Mekelle. Distribution is ongoing. But these supplies remain far below what is required to meet the level of needs.
Response is also ongoing in conflict-affected areas of Amhara and Afar, neighbouring Tigray. Since late December, 10 million people have received food assistance delivered by the Government, the UN, and NGO partners. In Amhara, over 104,000 people were assisted by the UN and partners during the past week. In the Afar region, 83,000 people received food assistance during the past week. Close to 700,000 people have been assisted under the current round of food distribution.
Ukraine
There is ongoing high-level engagement in Moscow and Kyiv with the authorities. In Ukraine this is being led by the Crisis Coordinator and the Humanitarian Coordinator; in Moscow this is being coordinated by OCHA.
We are not able to go into more detail due to the complexity and fluidity of the situation.