Ethiopian Crisis Seek for Immediate ACT Assistance

Geneva - Members of the global alliance, Action by Churches Together (ACT) International, have joined forces under the umbrella of the Joint Relief Partnership (JRP) to tackle the growing humanitarian emergency in Ethiopia. Conservative estimates put the number of people affected by the food crisis at about 6.2 million people.

Grave concerns for Ethiopia have been growing due to recurring droughts in districts (known as woredas), sporadic rainfalls and consequential decimation of entire crops.

The JRP/ACT targeted 24 districted in desperate assistance have a history of immense suffering from the very aforementioned disasters. Earlier this year, in a report written for ACT member Lutheran World Federation, local farmers were quoted as saying that "the land and the crops have been in conflict