Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 63
63
The UN regularly publishes and updates information on the funding needed and provided for the...
Conclusion
The UN regularly publishes and updates information on the funding needed and provided for the crisis in Tigray. In February it published a breakdown that showed that while the overall response was 71% funded, some sectors were a long way from being fully funded. For example, dedicated funding for refugees, WASH and health are, according to figure 2 below, falls short of the net requirement. The multisectoral funding is useful in covering these gaps. 135 FCDO, Ethiopia Profile, 2 September 2020, p.2 136 FCDO, Ethiopia Profile, 2 September 2020, p.2 137 The FCDO has also appointed a Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and Red Sea, Julian Reilly 138 FCDO, Ethiopia Profile, 2 September 2020, p.2 139 HM Government, Global Britain in a competitive age: the Integrated Review of …, March 2021, p. 63 140 FCDO, Foreign Secretary statement following a meeting with the Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister, 25 November 2020 141 Reuters, Armed group takes control of county in western Ethiopia - rights commission, 22 April 2021 The humanitarian situation in Tigray 25 Figure 2: Humanitarian response funding update Source: UN OCHA, Northern Ethiopia–Humanitarian Response Plan Funding Update, As of 16 February 2021, 22 February 2021
Government Response
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HM Government
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We work with a variety of partners including OCHA to understand the extent of needs and identify critical gaps, and have undertaken an assessment of humanitarian needs and funding gaps across Ethiopia. Due to the urgent needs in the region, we have redirected some of our aid for Ethiopia to the Tigray response. We will continue to review our aid programme in light of the situation. We also work closely with other donors to avoid overlap and to promote complimentary in our programming. We are also working closely with other donor partners to raise awareness of the situation in Tigray to support further resource mobilisation.