Country facts
- Total population: 115 million
- Refugees: Nearly 792,000
- People internally displaced: 1.8 million
- Rank in Human Development Index: 173 of 188
IRC response
- Started work in Ethiopia: 2000
The International Rescue Committee provides a wide range of assistance for refugees and vulnerable Ethiopian communities as the country faces escalating conflict, climate change, desert locusts and COVID-19.
At least 25 million people will face catastrophic humanitarian need in the coming months as drought continues across East Africa.
Thousands who depend on cultivation of crops and livestock are already displaced as they move to find new pastures or sources of income and food.
Malnutrition cases in Ethiopia have doubled during the driest conditions seen in over 40 years.
The IRC urges global leaders and donors to help scale up aid to build resilience to climate change.