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Ethiopia: Famine

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Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 14559, tabled on 19 February 2024

Question

Lisa Nandy
Labour
Wigan
Commons

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential for famine in Ethiopia.

Answer

Mr Andrew Mitchell
Conservative
Sutton Coldfield
Commons

Answered on

27 February 2024

Food shortages in Ethiopia are at a critical level. Conflict and climate change have damaged crop production and driven people off their lands, leading over 3 million people into a state of critical food insecurity. In February 2024, I visited Ethiopia and witnessed the worsening humanitarian situation in the region. In response, I announced £100 million in new aid for our Ending Preventable Deaths Programme, which will support over three million people in affected regions.

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