Ethiopia 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan

HUMANITARIAN HUMANITARIAN
PROGRAMME CYCLE
RESPONSE PLAN
2023
ISSUED February 2023
ETHIOPIA
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HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN 2023
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a close partnership of the Government of Ethiopia, in its leadership role, and the
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crisis-affected people receive the assistance and
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Table of Contents
04 Foreword
06 Response Plan Overview
08 Crisis Context and Impact
11 Response by Strategic Objective
13 Historic Trends
15 Part 1: Strategic Response Priorities

16 1.1 Humanitarian Conditions and Underlying Factors Targeted for Response
18 1.2 Strategic Objectives, Specific Objectives and Response Approach
21 1.3 Planning Assumptions, Operational Capacity and Access
25 1.4 Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse & Accountability to Affected Populations
28 Part 2: Response Monitoring

29 2.1 Monitoring Approach
30 2.2 Strategic and Specific Objectives: Indicators and Targets
35 Part 3: Cluster/Sector Objectives and Response

40 3.1 Agriculture
44 3.2 Cash Programming
46 3.3 Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM)
48 3.4 Coordination and Common Services
50 3.5 Education
55 3.6 Emergency Shelter / Non-Food Items (ES/NFI)
59 3.7 Food
62 3.8 Health
65 3.9 Logistics
69 3.10 Nutrition
73 3.11 Protection
84 3.12 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
88 3.13 Integrating the HDP nexus in this HRP
94 Part 4: Annexes
95 4.1 Refugees
100 4.2 Returning Migrants
103 4.3 Response Analysis
104 4.4 Costing Methodology
111 4.5 What if We Fail to Respond?
113 4.6 How to Contribute
114 4.7 Acronyms
117 4.8 End Notes
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Foreword by the
Commissioner
Ethiopia continues to face compounded humanitarian challenges caused

by extended drought and its consequences. On the other hand the
impact of conflicts in Northern Ethiopia and some pockets in the country
require continued responsive measures. Flooding has become a seasonal
phenomenon that destroys all the assets at the family and community level.
Concomitantly, the impact of the global economic crisis is affecting Ethiopia
with inflation, spike in the prices of essential commodities including food and
fuel, and limited availability of supplies in the affected areas.
Despite these challenges, Ethiopia has made significant strides and natural hazards induced needs. Together, the Government
with the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities agreement of Ethiopia, the United Nations and humanitarian partners,
(COHA) in November 2022, ending a two-year conflict in we are appealing for $US 3.99 billion to assist over 20 million
northern Ethiopia, and bringing hope to millions of people in the people across the country with food assistance. Of those,
region. Already, hundreds of thousands of people have returned 4.4 million people are targeted for multi-sector non-food
and started to re-build their lives and livelihoods. Unfettered assistance, of which two thirds are women and children.
Humanitarian access, the flow of humanitarian supplies and The government of Ethiopia is a major actor of and guides
restoration of basic and public services are back to its normal the humanitarian response across Ethiopia. Therefore, the
operation. continued collaboration with the humanitarian partners is the
Communities in South and South Eastern parts of Ethiopia backbone for an effective delivery of assistance where it is
continue to suffer from a devastating drought, the worst in the mostly needed across the country. Humanitarian assistance will
last forty years, following five consecutive failed rainy seasons not only save lives and alleviate suffering but will also prepare
since late 2020. The effects of the drought are alarming and the foundation for durable solutions and advance resilience
have eroded the livelihoods of millions of Ethiopians heavily of people at these difficult times, recovery, and rehabilitation
reliant on livestock, worsening food security and nutrition and activities, to reconstruct damaged and destroyed economic and
driving hundreds of thousands of people into displacement in social infrastructure.
search of alternative sources to survive. Forecasts indicate On behalf of the Government of Ethiopia, I express our full
a high probability of a sixth failed season in March-May 2023 commitment to work closely with the humanitarian community
which will likely worsen an already dire situation and further and support and facilitate a conducive environment to carry
require urgent humanitarian assistance. out the humanitarian operations. I also extend my utmost
The 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan, developed jointly with appreciation to the UN-HCT for coordination and collaboration
the humanitarian community, is focusing on the urgent and with government counterparts to address the neediest and
lifesaving needs of the most vulnerable people in Ethiopia, to the donor community for their contribution to financing the
including food, nutrition, water, healthcare, and protection humanitarian response and urge them to continue with their
services. This year, building on our achievements in 2022, we support and to give generously to this response plan in the year
must continue and step-up our efforts to respond to conflict ahead.
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Shiferaw Teklemariam

Commissioner for the Ethiopian Disaster Risk
Management Commission of Ethiopia (EDRMC)
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Foreword by the
Humanitarian
Coordinator
A record number of people in Ethiopia will continue to need humanitarian

assistance this year, with more than 20 million women, men and children requiring
urgent assistance. This is mainly due to compounded factors including the
consequences of a devastating conflict in northern Ethiopia, the effects of severe
and unprecedented drought in the eastern and southern parts of the country, and
heightened levels of violence in other parts of the country, most notably in western
Oromia pushing more people into displacement, food insecurity, malnutrition and
increased protection concerns.
These factors come amidst rising global prices of basic needs across sectors and considering their differential needs
commodities, inflation and devaluation of the local currency, including protection from the risk of sexual and gender-based
and fears of global shortage of gas, fuel, medicine and food violence.
impacting the cost of the response. Despite numerous challenges facing humanitarian organizations,
Humanitarian needs continue to deepen and expand in including security, limited capacity and insufficient financial
drought affected areas particularly. About 24 million people resources, they did not compromise on their commitment to stay
are living in these areas, of whom 13 million vulnerable and deliver, assisting those most vulnerable. On the contrary,
pastoralists and agro pastoralists are targeted for life- they have scaled up response assisting more than 21 million
saving assistance. Food insecurity, malnutrition and health people with at least one type of assistance in 2022. This year,
conditions of the affected population is worsening, with humanitarian organizations aim to assist more than 20 million
eroded coping capacities and increased vulnerabilities. Ethiopians, with life-saving assistance including food, nutrition,
health, and protection services. To fulfil this goal, the 2023
In northern Ethiopia, although access to people has improved
Humanitarian Response Plan for Ethiopia requires $US 3.99
significantly since the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities
billion.
Agreement (COHA) in November 2022, the response remains
below the scale of needs and will remain a priority a 2023. If we fail to respond, the cost will be high on the lives of millions
Likewise, ongoing conflicts in other parts of the country of people, the majority of whom are women and children.
continue to hinder access to affected populations, displaced Restoring and improving the lives, livelihoods and prospects of
and non-displaced alike, and will require urgent life-saving affected communities, including conflict and drought displaced
assistance during the year. people, host communities, returning IDPs, and other vulnerable
people will also be critical and needs to happen in tandem
Women and children are disproportionately affected during
with the humanitarian response. It is imperative therefore that
times of crisis and make up more than two-thirds of the
humanitarian actors, development and peace actors work
people in need in 2023 in Ethiopia. They face greater threats
together to meet the scale of the challenges. I thank the donor
to their survival and are particularly vulnerable to protection
community for their contribution to the humanitarian operations
risks, including violence, neglect, exploitation, and abuse.
in Ethiopia and call them to continue their financial support in
Displacement and the destruction of educational facilities
solidarity with the people of Ethiopia.
have deprived millions of children of their right to education.
The Humanitarian Response Plan is mainstreaming women’s
Dr Catherine Sozi
Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia
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Response Plan Overview
FOOD NON FOOD

PEOPLE TARGETED TOTAL FOOD REQUIREMENTS (US$) MULTI SECTORAL NON-FOOD TOTAL NON-FOOD
TARGETED PEOPLE REQUIREMENTS (US$)
20.1M $2.16B 4.4M $1.83B

This Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) provides an over- help assess the evolution of the humanitarian situation,
view of the response planned for 2023 using the information needs and response and may lead to updates to the figures
available as of end 2022. Regular situational and response presented in this HRP.
monitoring will be carried out throughout the year and will
Planned Humanitarian Response by Cluster

SECTOR/MULTI-SECTOR PEOPLE TARGETED FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS (US$)
Agriculture 9.1M $276.5M
CCCM 1.1M $42.3M
Coordination and Common Services N/A $18.9M
Education 3.8M $161.4M
ESNFI 3.9M $134.7M
Food 20.1M $2,165.0M
Health 9.8M $303.5M
Logistics N/A $24.8M
Nutrition 4.9M $359.2M
Protection (total) 4.9M $344.5M
Child Protection 2.1M $95.5M
Gender Based Violence 2.7M $108.8M
Mine Action 0.7M $10.1M
Housing, Land & Property 0.5M $4.1M
General Protection 4.9M $126.0M
WASH 11.9M $164.1M
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WOMEN MEN GIRLS BOYS WITH DISABILITY
23.2% 22.8% 27.0% 26.9% 17.6%
ERITREA
YEMEN
Red Sea
North Western Eastern
Western
TIGRAY Central Kilbati
SUDAN
/Zone2
Mekelle
North Gondar South

West
Wag Eastern
Gondar
Central
Hamra
Fanti /Zone 4
AFAR
Gondar Southern
North
Awsi /Zone 1
Gulf of Aden
South Gondar Wello
West Gojam
Metekel
AMHARA
Awi South Wello Gabi
East Gojam Oromia Hari
BENISHANGUL
/Zone 3
/Zone 5
Siti
GUMUZ
Assosa North
East Shewa (AM)
North
Wellega
DIRE DAWA
Kamashi Horo Gudru Shewa (OR)
Wellega
Mao Komo West Wellega
Special
West
Finfine
Special Fafan HARARI
Kelem Wellega
Shewa ADDIS ABABA West Hararge
East Hararge
South West
East Shewa
Ilu Aba Bora Buno Shewa
Itang Bedele Arsi
Jimma Guraghe
Nuwer GAMBELA Yem
Special Siltie OROMIAEast Bale
Jarar
Agnewak Sheka Hadiya

Erer Nogob
a
lab
Majang Kefa
SOMALI
Ha
Kembata
Hadiya
SOUTHKonta
Bench Dawuro West Arsi
Wolayita Doolo
Sheko
SIDAMA
WESTBasketoGofa Gamo Gedeo
Mirab Omo
Korahe
SOUTH SUDAN SNNPAlle Amaro Bale
Derashe
Burji West Guji
Konso Shabelle
Guji
SOMALIA
South Omo
Afder
Liban
Daawa
Borena
# of people targeted per zone

1.6M
1.0M
KENYA 0.5M
Indian Ocean
UGANDA
150km
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Crisis Context and Impact
In 2022 Ethiopia has faced multiple overlapping regional government unveiled plans to return the
humanitarian crises, putting at risk the lives and several thousands of IDPs to their original areas
livelihoods of millions of people and driving continued by end of first quarter 2023. However, the frequent
high and urgent needs for humanitarian support. The blockage of the main supply routes by conflict in
2023 Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) neighboring Oromia is economically isolating Benis-
requires US$3.99 billion to target more than 20 million hangul Gumuz, causing serious economic shocks and
people across the country. This includes an estimated price inflation. Inter-communal violence in several
4.6 million internally displaced people (IDPs). regions, including Oromia, Sidama, Somali and SNNP,
also continues to trigger displacement and ensuing
Ethiopia is highly vulnerable to climatic shocks and is humanitarian needs.
one of the most drought-prone countries in the world1
, and the severe drought that began in late 2020 has In 2023, the prioritized humanitarian response is
continued into 2023 with the passing of five poor to structured around three strategic objectives, aiming to
failed rainy seasons. Under this HRP, an estimated 13 address immediate lifesaving needs, provide safe and
million people are targeted for humanitarian response inclusive access to essential services, and contribute
in drought affected areas. The situation is getting to support and build linkages towards recovery and
more critical with each failed rainy season and has resilience. A key component of the HRP also involves
severely impacted pastoralist and agro-pastoralist ensuring that gender, protection, accountability to
communities, particularly in the eastern and southern affected people (AAP), and prevention from sexual
parts of the country, aggravating food insecurity, exploitation and abuse (PSEA) are well integrated
malnutrition, access to water and a worsening health across the different segments of the response plan.
situation with an increase of disease outbreaks. Worth The 2023 HRP targets the most vulnerable people
noting is that some parts of Ethiopia are critically across the country, both displaced and non-displaced,
affected by both drought and conflict simultaneously, including those who face serious protection concerns
including Oromia and Somali regions. due to conflict and violence, and those who have
critical needs caused by the extreme drought, which is
Although the end of 2022 brought about peace and affecting the lives of millions of Ethiopians. Particular
improved access in Northern Ethiopia (Afar, Amhara attention will be given to building the capacity of local
and Tigray) with the signing of the cessation of and national NGOs, and enabling their meaningful
hostilities agreement (COHA), humanitarian needs engagement in humanitarian response, in line with the
stemming from a two-year conflict are still high, and ongoing operationalization of the HCT NNGO Engage-
increased support is required to facilitate returns and ment Strategy and building on efforts and achieve-
scale-up recovery efforts. Conflict has continued or ments made in 2022.
escalated in other parts of the country, most notably
in Oromia, impeding humanitarian access and driving Strengthening the Humanitarian-Develop-
high needs and displacement within the region and ment-Peace nexus
to neighboring Amhara region. In Benishangul Gumuz The HDP nexus approach
region, hundreds of thousands of people remained The idea behind the humanitarian-development-peace
displaced for most of 2022. As hostilities with armed (HDP) nexus approach stems from the recognition
groups receded throughout the year, small numbers that humanitarian action alone cannot address the
of IDPs started returning spontaneously while the causes and drivers that lead to humanitarian needs
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in the first place. The goal of the approach is straight- leaves them highly vulnerable during crises, and
forward: to promote deliberate and targeted collabo- millions of households in rural parts of the country are
ration among humanitarian, development and peace chronically food insecure and dependent on emer-
actors to reduce humanitarian needs and vulnerabil- gency food assistance2.
ities over time. To do this, HDP actors must collab-
orate and coordinate, often in specific geographic Emergencies and shocks require urgent humanitarian
areas or on priority structural issues - building on the assistance and usually reverse progress towards
unique comparative advantage, roles and mandates sustainable development and contribute to underde-
of each. Joint analysis, goal setting (collective velopment, while underdevelopment in turn exacer-
outcomes), planning, implementation and learning bates humanitarian emergencies and can even trigger
by humanitarian, development and peace actors them, for example in the case of conflict. This vicious
aiming to reduce needs are foundational elements of cycle highlights the importance for humanitarian,
the approach. development and peace actors to work together to
effectively meet needs, reduce vulnerabilities and
Reducing humanitarian needs and vulnerabilities achieve lasting improvements to people’s lives.
often involves inter-related and complementary
actions by HDP actors that aim to: 1) prevent or The various overlapping humanitarian crises in
minimize the risks of crises and shocks materializing Ethiopia have led to a surge in internal displacement,
that create humanitarian needs; 2) develop individual, with an estimated total of 4.6 million IDPs across the
community and institutional capacities to mitigate or country. However, internal displacement is not a new
cope with the impact of shocks and stresses when phenomenon in Ethiopia, and among the displaced
they do materialize, to reduce humanitarian caseloads people there is a high number in protracted displace-
and exacerbation of vulnerabilities; 3) engage in ment. This includes 886,000 IDPs who had been
concerted action to support early recovery and tran- displaced for under one year; 1 million IDPs who had
sitions out of humanitarian needs. At the same time, been displaced for 1-4 years; and as many as 745,000
there is recognition that the phases of emergency IDPs who had been displaced for 5+ years as of
response, recovery and development are not always September 20223 .
linear and therefore the HDP approach requires often
intersecting engagement across these areas. The main shocks that have triggered protracted
displacement in the country are related to ethnic and/
Urgent need to work differently in Ethiopia or territorial conflict and drought. Some of the major
The humanitarian needs in Ethiopia are immense, and recent historical shocks that have driven waves of
they continue to grow year after year. Climatic shocks displacement in Ethiopia include territorial disputes
such as drought and floods are recurring events, but along the Oromia-Somali border, which escalated
the frequency and duration of droughts is increasing; in 2017 displacing an estimated 857,000 people4.
further intensifying the needs of affected people and In 2018 conflict erupted in West Guji between Guji
causing greater devastation to lives and livelihoods. Oromo and Gedeo tribes over land and resources,
The situation is further exacerbated by fragile social displacing an estimated 748,499 people by August
service systems that are unable to respond to the of that year. In Benishangul Gumuz region, numerous
needs of the population. These systems and insti- attacks by unidentified armed groups (UAGs) in
tutions are in turn heavily affected by humanitarian September 2020 drove displacement into Awi zone
shocks, which further limits their ability to provide of Amhara region, with displacement peaking in
quality services. Conflict and insecurity add another January 2021 at 76,000. In 2020 the Northern Ethiopia
layer of instability, increasing risks and needs as well conflict broke out, resulting in mass displacement and
as creating barriers for humanitarian and development eventually coming to an end in November 2022 with
actors alike to access affected people. Additionally, the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement
the majority of Ethiopia’s population live in rural areas in Tigray. In April 2021, conflict erupted in Amhara’s
and depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. This
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North Shewa zone, leading to the displacement of an prevent future displacement and to restore peace and
estimated 310,000 people at its peak. enable returns. Development action is also essential
to reduce vulnerabilities and enable improved condi-
In addition to the myriad conflicts over the past years, tions for returns through systems strengthening, as
displacement has also been also induced by climate well as to prevent future displacement by sustainably
change. Ethiopia faced a major drought in 2015-2016 building the resilience of communities, infrastructure
triggered by a particularly strong El Niño, affecting and social services to recurring climatic shocks.
the south and south-eastern parts of the country. This
was followed by another drought in 2017 brought on The growing trends in humanitarian needs in Ethiopia
by a deep Indian Ocean dipole, which also affected represent a significant challenge and they have led
south and southeastern Ethiopia, and by early January to a recognition that there is an urgent need to fully
2018 there were 528,658 climate induced IDPs in the adopt and accelerate the implementation of the HDP
country5. The current ongoing drought is affecting the nexus approach. This 2023 HRP represents an effort
same parts of the country, which are highly suscep- by the humanitarian community to sharpen its own
tible to drought and accordingly to climate-induced contributions to building resilience, where possible,
displacement; particularly the Somali region. As of while at the same time acting as an urgent call for
September 2022, drought had driven 516,269 indi- increased engagement and coordination with devel-
viduals in the Somali, Afar and Oromia regions into opment and peace actors to work to address the root
displacement6. causes and drivers of humanitarian needs and vulner-
abilities – whether this is via area-based approaches
The substantial number of protracted IDPs demon- or on addressing broader structural drivers, or both.
strates that displacement is not only a humanitarian This is especially important as the ability of human-
concern, but also a peace and development challenge. itarian actors to meet growing needs in Ethiopia is
Considering that conflict is a main driver of displace- reaching its limit.
ment, peace-building initiatives are crucial both to
OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA

In the village of Arbella, UNICEF rehabilitated a non-functional water scheme so
that the pastoralist communities affected by drought get water for themselves
and their animals. ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2022/Demissew Bizuwerk
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Response by Strategic Objective
Strategic Objective 1 Strategic Objective 2

Reduce morbidity, mortality, and suffering due to Provide protection and safe access to critical, inte-
multiple shocks for 22.6 million of the most vulner- grated and inclusive basic services to enable 8.8
able people by the end of 2023. million most vulnerable people to meet their basic
needs by the end of 2023.
PEOPLE TARGETED PEOPLE TARGETED
22.6M 8.8M As of DD Month YYYY
SAUDI ARABIA
SAUDI ARABIA
Red Sea
Red Sea
SUDAN
ERITREA YEMEN SUDAN
ERITREA YEMEN
TIGRAY
TIGRAY
AFAR
Gulf of Aden AFAR
DJIBOUTI Gulf of Aden
AMHARA DJIBOUTI
AMHARA
BENISHANGUL
GUMZ BENISHANGUL
DIRE DAWA
HARARI GUMZ DIRE DAWA
ADDIS ABABA HARARI
ADDIS ABABA
GAMBELA OROMIA
GAMBELA OROMIA
SOUTH SOMALI
WEST SIDAMA SOUTH SOMALI
WEST SIDAMA
SOUTH SNNP
SOUTH SNNP
SUDAN
SUDAN
SOMALIA
SOMALIA
1.5M # of people targeted per zone
0.8M 0.8M
0.4M
UGANDA KENYA 0.2M 0.2M
Indian Ocean UGANDA KENYA

Indian Ocean
200km
200km
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE PEOPLE TARGETED
Reduce morbidity, mortality, and suffering due to multiple shocks for 22.6 million of the
S01 22.6M
most vulnerable people by the end of 2023.
Provide protection and safe access to critical, integrated and inclusive basic services to
S02 8.8M
enable 8.8 million most vulnerable people to meet their basic needs by the end of 2023.
Support 9.4 million vulnerable people to start recovering from crisis and natural
S03 hazards, through targeted programming to support rebuilding coping capacities and 9.4M
livelihoods and strengthen linkages with development actors by the end of 2023.
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Strategic Objective 3
Support 9.4 million vulnerable people to start recovering from
crisis and natural hazards, through targeted programming
to support rebuilding coping capacities and livelihoods and
strengthen linkages with development actors by the end of 2023.
PEOPLE TARGETED
9.4M SAUDI ARABIA

As of DD Month YYYY
Red Sea
SUDAN ERITREA YEMEN
TIGRAY
AFAR
Gulf of Aden
DJIBOUTI
AMHARA
BENISHANGUL
GUMZ DIRE DAWA
HARARI
ADDIS ABABA
GAMBELA OROMIA
SOUTH SOMALI
WEST SIDAMA
SOUTH SNNP
SUDAN
SOMALIA
0.7M
0.4M
0.2M
UGANDA KENYA
Indian Ocean
200km
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Historic Trends
Between 2012 and 2015, the number of people who Conflict-induced displacement emerged as an addi-
were targeted for humanitarian assistance rose tional significant driver of needs in the end of 2017
significantly from 2.7 to 4 million people, with funding when conflict erupted along the Somali-Oromia border,
requirements between US$500 and $600 million. and by January of 2018, 1.1 million conflict-induced
Some of the major climate-induced shocks, and IDPs and 528,658 climate-induced IDPs were identi-
accordingly key humanitarian priorities, in the years fied7. In 2018, another conflict broke out in West Guji
that followed include the droughts triggered by the between Gedeo and Guji Oromo tribes, displacing
2015-2016 El Nino and the 2017 Indian Ocean Dipole, hundreds of thousands of people, and by mid-2019
which sharply increased the number of people in need Ethiopia reported 3.2 million IDPs. In 2020, the people
to 10.7 million and the funding requirements to $1.6 in need considerably increased to 15.1 million due
billion. Between 2015 and 2017, the number of people to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has driven and
targeted for assistance remained above 8 million and compounded health needs as well as wider socio-eco-
the funding requirements beyond $1 billion, indicating nomic needs across the country. This was closely
a lack of recovery from the consecutive climatic followed by the start of the conflict in northern Ethi-
shocks. In addition to droughts, Ethiopia is also prone opia in 2020. These crises, in addition to the ongoing
to other climatic shocks and natural hazards. Floods drought which began in late 2020, continued into 2021
are a recurring event in some parts of the country and and were the key humanitarian priorities for that year.
contribute to displacement, and in 2019-2022 Ethiopia In 2022 the number of people in need rose drastically
and neighboring countries were hit by a desert locust again to 29.7 million, attributed to exacerbation of
infestation; the worst in 25 years, contributing to lost conflict, displacement, and drought in various parts
livelihoods and widespread food insecurity. of the country. The 2022 HRP targeted 22.6 million
people for response while the funding requirement
was $3.09 billion.
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NUMBER OF PEOPLE TARGETED FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS (US$)
People targeted Funded

Unmet requirements
30M $3500M
25M $3000M
$2500M
20M
$2000M
15M
$1500M
10M
$1000M
5M $500M
0 $0M
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YEAR OF APPEAL PEOPLE TARGETED REQUIREMENTS (US$) FUNDING RECEIVED % FUNDED
2013 2.7M 499.9M 470.7M 94%
2014 3.2M 451.9M 253.1M 56%
2015 4.5M 596.4M 449.9M 75%
2016 10.7M 1,619.8M 1,115.9M 69%
2017 8.5M 1,417.4M 1,208.8M 85%
2018 7.9M 1,493.9M 1,158.5M 78%
2019 8.3M 1,059.7M 973.7M 76%
2020 15.1M 1,437.8M 922.1M 64%
2021 20.0M 2,445.0B 1,274.0B 52%
2022 26.2M 3,335.0B 1,693.0B 51%
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PART 1: STRATEGIC RESPONSE PRIORITIES
Part 1:
Strategic Response Priorities
GELGEL VELES/BENISHANGUL GUMUZ

REGION, ETHIOPIA
11 July 2022. Genete Mariam IDP site, Gelgel Beles,
North-Eastern Benishangul Gumuz Region. Tents
leak during the rainy season and most at the site
have not received a ration of wheat for at least 3-4
months. Credit: Liz Loh-Taylor for OCHA Ethiopia.
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1.1
Humanitarian Conditions and Underlying Factors Targeted
for Response
In 2022, the main shocks that caused humanitarian needs in the country. The response will target the
needs in Ethiopia were conflict, violence, and natural immediate humanitarian needs of the population
hazards, including most notably drought and seasonal by implementing several activities under strategic
floods. These are expected to remain the key drivers objective one and will support expanding access to
of needs in 2023. These shocks have had severe basic services under strategic objective two. Through
impacts on people across the country, causing the third strategic objective humanitarian partners will
widespread displacement and exacerbating risks and be supporting vulnerable people to start recovering
vulnerabilities. The intensification of shocks has also from crisis and natural hazards, through targeted
caused a substantial increase in the number of people programming to support rebuilding coping capacities
in need in comparison to the previous year. The and livelihoods and link with development actors.
population groups affected and that will be targeted The response will ensure protection is at the core of
by the humanitarian response are the displaced popu- the response and will include many activities such
lations living in and out of sites, returning IDPs and as protection assistance, access to services, family
the non-displaced population living in conflict and/or reunification, community empowerment and livelihood
drought-affected areas. The humanitarian conditions support. Survivors of gender-based violence and other
of these shocks can be seen in the physical and survivors of violence require access to safe, confiden-
mental well-being, living standards and coping mecha- tial and multi-sectoral response services, including
nisms of the different groups. timely follow-up and referral, medical assistance,
access to shelter/safe houses, mental health and
The humanitarian community is planning to address psychosocial support (MHPSS) and legal assistance.
humanitarian needs through the HRP 2023, which is
structured around three Strategic Objectives. The first The humanitarian response will have a national
aims to provide life-saving activities for those who coverage and will target the four population groups
are most vulnerable. The second consists of life-sus- that are in the severe, extreme and catastrophic
taining activities which ensure access to critical basic severity phases.
needs and services, and the third covers activities that
help start recovery efforts and linkage with devel- The humanitarian response is jointly coordinated with
opment actors. the Ethiopia Disaster Risk Management Commis-
sion (EDRMC), which is the Government-mandated
While the needs of the displaced population (both in body that oversees disaster risk management in the
and out of designated sites and the returning IDPs) country with the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT).
are caused directly by the humanitarian shocks, the This includes humanitarian response coordination
needs of the non-displaced population are deeply in collaboration with Government line ministries,
ingrained in various root causes, such as the outcome regional authorities, national and international human-
of decades of recurrent climate shocks, intensifi- itarian agencies and organizations.
cation of conflict, increasing violence, and political
and socioeconomic factors including the impact of Particular attention will be given to strengthen the
the COVID-19 pandemic which continues to drive linkages and cross collaboration with development
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and peacebuilding partners aimed at identifying a reduce humanitarian needs over time. Humanitarian
longer-term and sustainable reduction of humani- and development partners have also identified several
tarian needs and vulnerabilities which requires close areas where strong collaboration among HDP actors
coordination, investment and action to support is needed to sustainably reduce humanitarian needs
longer-term resilience, development and peace. To and vulnerabilities over the medium and long-term.
this end the humanitarian partners have identified key These are spelled out in a Nexus dedicated chapter
priority interventions for development partners that added to the present response plan.
can contribute to resilience – helping, where possible,
MELKA BELLO/OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA

The drought has caused high water shortage.
Girls walk for hours to get access to clean water in
Melka Bello District in Oromia Credit: World Vission
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1.2
Strategic Objectives, Specific Objectives and Response
Approach
Reduce morbidity, mortality, and suffering due to multiple shocks for
22.6 million of the most vulnerable people by the end of 2023.
Rationale and intended outcome

This strategic objective is focused on the provision of urgent emergency humanitarian assistance to enable
survival and reduction of protection threats and risks for the most vulnerable population. This objective
combines time-sensitive and life-saving responses as a result of both chronic and acute shocks underpinned by
accountability to affected populations.
Specific Objective 1.1 Deliver accountable, protection, gender, age, diversity, and conflict-sensitive essential
life-saving services in Education, ESNFI, Health, Nutrition and WASH to 7.0 million people.
IDPs in sites 1.5M
IDPs out of sites 860k
Returning IDPs 525k
Affected non-displaced 4.1M TIP
Use the group selection tool to
Specific Objective 1.2 Reduce protection threats and provide multifacetedselect the different
protection elements
services forof1.4 million
protection risk survivors and other vulnerable groups. the chart and make those you
don’t need transparent (no fill, no
IDPs in sites 231k
stroke)
You can use the group selection
Returning IDPs 150k tool move the bars up and down
Affected non-displaced 721k and adjust it to the table (if

TIP
needed)
Specific Objective 1.3 Provide emergency food assistance to 20.1 millionselect the different elements of
people.
the chart and make those you
IDPs in sites 1.6M don’t need transparent (no fill, no
IDPs out of sites 2.0M stroke)
Returning IDPs 1.9M You can use the group selection

tool
TIP move the bars up and down
Affected non-displaced 14.6M
and adjust it to the table (if
needed)
select the different elements of
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stroke)
Strategic Objectives 2
Provide protection and safe access to critical, integrated and inclusive
basic services to enable 8.8 million most vulnerable people to meet
their basic needs by the end of 2023.

This strategic objective is focused on facilitating access to cross-sectoral and integrated essential basic
services to a larger vulnerable population group affected by both chronic and acute shocks. Responses are
underpinned by accountability to affected populations
Specific Objective 2.1 Coordinate and manage IDP sites and provide minimum package of multisectoral and
protection-sensitive services to 859k IDPs in sites and ensure timely response to meet their basic needs.
IDPs in sites 859k
IDPs out of sites
Returning IDPs
TIP
Affected non-displaced

Specific Objective 2.2 Provide minimum package of multisectoral and protection-sensitive services to 1.6
million returning IDPs for up to six months after return.
IDPs in sites stroke)
IDPs out of sites

Returning IDPs 1.6M tool move the bars up and down
TIP
Affected non-displaced
needed)
Specific Objective 2.3 Provide minimum package of multisectoral and protection-sensitive services to 6.3
the chart and make areas.
million IDPs out of site and non-displaced people living in drought and conflict-affected those you
IDPs in sites
stroke)
IDPs out of sites 1.4M
Returning IDPs tool move the bars up and down
and
TIP adjust it to the table (if
needed)
stroke)

tool move the bars up and down
needed)
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Support 9.4 million vulnerable people to start recovering from crisis
and natural hazards, through targeted programming to support
rebuilding coping capacities and livelihoods and strengthen linkages
with development actors by the end of 2023.

This strategic objective focuses on providing initial support to preparedness, prevention, response, recovery and
resilience building of vulnerable populations affected by shocks and crisis, ensuring linkages with development
interventions.
Specific Objective 3.1 Support 6.9 million persons affected by climate-related shocks and conflict to protect
and restore livelihoods and strengthen their coping capacities.
IDPs in sites
Returning IDPs 1.4M

TIP

Specific Objective 3.2 Support the minimum rehabilitation and basic restoration of essential
select services
the different to 5.0ofmillion persons
elements
affected by conflict by end of 2023. the chart and make those you
IDPs in sites 494k
stroke)
Returning IDPs 745k
Affected non-displaced 3.3M TIP adjust it to the table (if
and
needed)
Specific Objective 3.3 Support 184k persons to start recovering from the select
negative mentalelements
the different and legal
of impacts of
conflict, acute shocks and chronic stresses. the chart and make those you
IDPs in sites 40k don’t need transparent (no fill, no
stroke)
Returning IDPs 32k
Affected non-displaced 79k TIP
needed)
stroke)

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needed)
1.3
Planning Assumptions, Operational Capacity and Access
Planning assumptions tionally, the ongoing drought that began in late 2020
Conflict and climatic shocks, in particular drought, shows no sign of slowing and will most likely continue
were the main drivers of need in Ethiopia in 2022 to aggravate the already dire food insecurity, water
and are expected to continue to drive needs in 2023. scarcity and malnutrition situation in the country and
Although 2022 brought about the end of the conflict continue to threaten lives and livelihoods. Moreover,
in the North of the country, humanitarian support is malnutrition increases vulnerability to disease, and
still needed towards recovery, including resumption outbreaks of malaria and measles are also occurring
of basic services, and to support returning IDPs. In in different parts of the country.
Oromia the continuation of the conflict and insecurity
may risk increasing humanitarian needs and displace- In 2023 enhanced coordination and organized efforts
ment and impeding humanitarian access, particularly will continue to be made to reach affected popula-
in western parts of the region. In Metekel Zone of tions and ensure that humanitarian partners have
Benishangul Gumuz region IDP returns are underway. unfettered access to deliver humanitarian assistance.
However, thousands still remain in IDP camps and in The humanitarian community, in collaboration with the
host communities, and both IDPs and returning IDPs GoE, will intensify advocacy efforts to ensure human-
will continue to require humanitarian assistance. Addi- itarian support reaches people in need in the more
ETHIOPIA
World Vision supports people affected by the drought through
cash assistance. The provided cash helps beneficiaries buy
materials they need. Photo: World Vision
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hard-to-reach areas of the country, particularly those itarian response and reach more people in need. It
affected by conflict, drought and violence. was further extended to expand the geographical
scope to incorporate the drought response and other
In 2021, in response to the conflict in Northern Ethi- areas of concerns affected by violence requiring
opia, an IASC Humanitarian System-Wide Scale-Up additional funding and operational capacity.
was activated for Tigray region to enhance the human-
Operational presence of humanitarian partners
OPERATIONAL PARTNERS TREND (2015-2022)
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ERITREA
YEMEN
Red Sea
North Western Eastern
Western
TIGRAY Central Kilbati
SUDAN
/Zone2
Mekelle
North Gondar South

West
Wag Eastern
Gondar
Central
Hamra
Fanti /Zone 4
AFAR
Gondar Southern
North
Awsi /Zone 1
Gulf of Aden
South Gondar Wello
West Gojam
Metekel
AMHARA
Awi South Wello Gabi
East Gojam Oromia Hari
BENISHANGUL /Zone 5
/Zone 3
Siti
Assosa GUMUZ East

Wellega
North
North
Shewa (AM)
DIRE DAWA
Kamashi Horo Gudru Shewa (OR)
Wellega
Mao Komo West Wellega
Special
West
Finfine
Special Fafan HARARI
Kelem Wellega
Shewa ADDIS ABABA West Hararge
East Hararge
South West
East Shewa
Ilu Aba Bora Buno Shewa
Itang Bedele Arsi
Jimma Guraghe
Nuwer GAMBELA Yem
Special Siltie OROMIAEast Bale
Jarar
Agnewak Sheka Hadiya

Erer Nogob
a
lab
Majang Kefa
SOMALI
Ha
Kembata
Hadiya
SOUTHKonta
Bench Dawuro West Arsi
Wolayita Doolo
Sheko
SIDAMA
WESTBasketoGofa Gamo Gedeo
Mirab Omo
Korahe
SOUTH SUDAN SNNPAlle Amaro Bale
Derashe
Burji West Guji
Konso Shabelle
Guji
SOMALIA
South Omo
Afder
Liban
Daawa
Borena
Number of partners per zone

67
KENYA 30 Indian Ocean

UGANDA 10
150km
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Humanitarian Access region to region. There are areas where there is a high
Insecurity, violence and related access challenges humanitarian need but limited partner presence due
continued to be the primary impediments to the relief to access constraints, operational capacity, lack of
efforts in Ethiopia in 2022. Armed hostilities, violence funding and other operational challenges. In 2023,
and inter-communal tensions hampered the delivery partners will be supported to access hard to reach
of humanitarian assistance and left hundreds of areas where there is high humanitarian need and less
thousands of people without access to lifesaving partner presence in a coordinated way.
humanitarian aid. The insecurity and violence affected
the performance of humanitarian organizations and Efforts to engage NNGOs in the humanitarian
aid workers operating in these areas to serve the response architecture will be strengthened in
affected populations. Humanitarian workers and 2023. The localization working group will continue
humanitarian organizations continued to be targeted to support localization efforts and strengthen the
and challenged to deliver relief support. working group capacity by proactively engaging
and empowering different NNGOs, including
In collaboration with the GoE and other partners, the Women Led Organizations (WLOs). In 2023 the
access working group will develop a robust access localization working group will be strengthened and
strategy for 2023 to reduce access constraints and restructured in a way that represents NNGOs’ proac-
ensure unfettered delivery of humanitarian support. tive engagement.
Engagement will continue around access issues with
humanitarian partners and authorities and govern- The humanitarian community will continue to engage
ment counterparts to find safe ways to deliver aid. in regular dialogue and information sharing with
Furthermore, coordination and information sharing Ethiopia’s authorities at all levels, in particular with
among partners will be strengthened. the Ethiopia Disaster Risk Management Commis-
sion (EDRMC) and clusters respective line minis-
Operational Capacity tries. Humanitarian partners will intensify efforts
In 2023 the operational capacity of humanitarian to ensure humanitarian aid and protection services
partners is required to increase. The number of reach people in need in highest priority areas of
partners responding to crises is expected to improve the country, particularly those affected by conflict,
as joint efforts by the government and partners violence and severe drought. Given the commitments
towards humanitarian access is showing positive of humanitarian partners and the GoE, the coverage
developments. and quality of humanitarian response is expected to
increase in 2023.
As part of the ongoing localization strategy to engage
national partners in the humanitarian response,
ongoing efforts through the cluster system to
strengthen the capacity of national NGOs (NNGOs)
and bring more onboard will continue. Additionally,
presence and distribution of partners varies from
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Response reach under previous HRP
SECTOR PEOPLE IN PEOPLE IN NEED PEOPLE % TARGET REACHED

NEED TARGETED TARGETED REACHED
at beginning updated at
of 2022 Mid-Year
Review
Agriculture 17.5M 12.7M 4.2M 33%
CCCM 4.2M 782k 944k 121%

Male eldery
Education 9.6M 3.4M 1.1M 32%
Food 20.4M 22.6M 11.6M 52%
ES/NFI 5.8M 4.1M 3.5M 84%

Female adult
Health 13.1M 9.0M 7.1M 79%
Nutrition 7.5M 4.5M 3.2M 72%
Protection General 8.8M 3.9M 1.3M 40%
Child Protection 6.9M 1.8M 1.1M 58%

children
GBV 5.2M 2.4M 1.1M 46%
Mine Action 933k 435k 55k 13%
HLP 8.8M 30k 35k 116%
WASH 18.7M 10.9M 6.9M 63%
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1.4
Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
& Accountability to Affected Populations
1.4.1. Protection from Sexual Exploitation the Ethiopia PSEA Network work plan set out four
and Abuse (PSEA)
strategic priorities for 2023:
Sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by humani-
tarian actors inflict incredible harm on those the
• Coordination and leadership: Full ownership of
humanitarian community is obligated to protect, and
PSEA in Ethiopia will be enabled by UNCT/HCT
consequently jeopardizes the credibility of all human-
fulfilling the core function of its role as the senior-
itarian agencies, organizations, and partners. The
level body accountable for PSEA in Ethiopia, and
risk of sexual exploitation and abuse is amplified in
the role of the Resident Coordinator as PSEA
crisis, conflict, and forced displacement. In extreme
lead will continue to be central. It is also the
resource constrained environments, either because of
duty of all humanitarian actors to integrate PSEA
active war and conflict, or because of the devastating
across programing.
impacts of drought, communities find themselves
particularly vulnerable to abuses of power from • Capacity Building: All members of the humani-
humanitarian actors. These risks and vulnerabilities tarian community need to be able to recognize
result from power imbalances linked to gender, age, consequences of sexual exploitation and abuse,
disability, and background, whereby humanitarian the seriousness of the problem, as well as under-
actors are in a relative position of power and privilege stand how to prevent and respond to any reports
compared to the affected population. Those most in a survivor-centered and gender-specific manner.
at-risk are women (particularly women-headed house- Training will be rolled out at inter-agency level and
holds), children, and people with disabilities. agency-specific levels to ensure all staff are aware
of their responsibilities.
The HCT, in collaboration with the Government of Ethi- • Awareness Raising: Affected populations
opia, has therefore taken an active lead in overseeing and humanitarian stakeholders will, through
protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) network-led and agency-specific information
as part of humanitarian structures and processes. campaigns, be informed about Community-Based
This is safeguarded through the inter-agency Ethi- Complaint Mechanisms, the process of reporting
opia PSEA Network, with over 114 members across sexual exploitation and abuse to focal points, and
Addis Ababa (i.e., national network) as well as well where to seek guidance and support.
as across eight sub-national networks in Somali,
• Survivor-Support: SEA survivors need to be
Oromia, SNNP, Gambella, Tigray (Mekelle and Shire),
referred to appropriate child protection (CP)
Afar, and Amhara regions. The Ethiopia PSEA Network,
and/or Gender-Based Violence (GBV) response
co-chaired by UN Women and UNFPA, with support
services, including health and psychosocial
from an Inter-Agency PSEA Coordinator, promotes
support, to address their intersectional needs.
the global vision of the UN and the IASC to enable a
conducive humanitarian environment in which people
To achieve the above strategic priorities and
affected by crises are safe and respected and can
strengthen the humanitarian and development
access protection services and assistance without
communities coordinated efforts to mitigate, prevent
fear of sexual exploitation and abuse. To ensure this,
and respond to SEA, the PSEA coordination struc-
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ture in Ethiopia seeks constant vigilance of senior upon. These actions will provide a way towards
management, all staff, focal points, clusters, and collective accountability, such that agency-level
implementing partners; exchange of good practices; efforts contribute to a whole-of-response approach
capacity building; information campaigns; and risk to accountability to affected people, with attention
assessments. This is closely linked to the HCT’s to PSEA, gender, inclusion, and other cross-cutting
deeper appreciation of current realities on the ground, issues8. Clusters and response agencies will continue
which requires inter-agency and cross-sectoral to utilize multiple channels of communication to
collaboration as well as information exchange and engage communities and ensure that different sectors
inter-agency Community-Based Complaint Mech- of the community, including women, men, boys and
anisms (CBCMs), as survivors and others do not girls, youth, elderly, people with disabilities, and
distinguish between humanitarian entities when they minority groups are provided the space to influence
report allegations nor when they seek support. The and actively participate in decision-making processes
PSEA Network will continue to work closely with the throughout the humanitarian programme cycle.
Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Working
Group, especially on harmonizing and strengthening In particular, the HCT AAP Action Plan outlines the
approaches to CBCMs. The Ethiopia PSEA Network following priorities:
has developed and endorsed Inter-Agency Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs) for CBCMs to ensure • Coordination: Coordination of AAP is expanded
that common standards are applied by all stake- and strengthened at the local, sub-national, and
holders when handling SEA complaints. Furthermore, national levels. AAP initiatives are coordinated
the PSEA Network will continue its work with the among response agencies and communication
CP Area of Responsibility (AoR) and the GBV AoR between humanitarian partners and affected
to ensure up-to-date information is available about communities is two-way and responsive to the
existing services for SEA survivors, and that refer- needs of the affected communities.
rals are made in line with best practice. For areas
• Communication and visibility of AAP: Response
where no GBV service provider is available, the PSEA
agencies engage in continuous, two-way dialogue
Network together with the GBV AoR will continue to
with affected communities, with an emphasis
disseminate and roll-out the GBV Pocket Guide on
on local languages, and use existing feedback
how non-GBV specialists can support a survivor.
mechanisms and structures. Humanitarian
actors ensure that communities are aware of their
1.4.2. Accountability to Affected Population (AAP) rights to complain and engage and are actively
The Ethiopia Humanitarian Country Team remains participating in decision making processes for the
committed to an accountable humanitarian response. humanitarian response.
Following the 2021 Operational Peer Review, the EHCT
• Needs assessments and mapping: Response
has adhered to the recommendation of strengthening
agencies ensure and share up-to-date mappings
the PSEA and AAP strategy by deploying dedicated
and conduct coordinated needs assessments,
capacity through surge and Standby Partnership
with results communicated to and validated by
deployments. Funding was provided through the Ethi-
communities. We aim for coordinated AAP initia-
opian Humanitarian Fund (EHF) to further strengthen
tives, and a harmonization of tools.
the coordination of AAP initiatives at the national and
regional levels. • Funding: Response-wide initiatives and dedicated
capacity is in place for quality funding for collec-
On 30 November 2022, the EHCT endorsed the coun- tive AAP. AAP is meaningfully integrated into
try-wide AAP Action Plan which lays out concrete partner proposals and activities and programming
actions to ensure that the evolving needs of affected allows for contribution to collective AAP efforts.
communities inform the response and are acted
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• HCT Accountability commitments: HCT’s commit- their respective multiple feedback mechanisms and
ments and responsibilities to collective AAP are presented these in the dashboard.
actioned and monitored and ensure that commu-
nity voices inform decision-making. The HCT must The dashboard is a key tool to collect community
provide leadership on collective approaches to insights about the humanitarian response, and it also
AAP and engage Government partners in AAP serves as an evidence-based approach to help inform
dialogue to advocate for affected populations’ key messaging and guide collective advocacy. With
issues and concerns. the commitment and leadership of the HCT, the AAP
WG will continue to advocate for more partners’ partic-
The HCT AAP Action Plan will be implemented through ipation in the collective feedback platform to reflect a
the clusters and partners that are also part of the AAP clearer picture of the evolving needs of the affected
Working Group. Currently, the AAP WG is chaired by communities.
IOM and Plan International, and is implementing its
2022-2023 Workplan, in which activities are aligned Existing feedback mechanisms and structures will be
with the HCT AAP Action Plan. In the coming year, the expanded through partners to collect more commu-
AAP WG will continue its commitment to prioritize and nity perspectives to inform programming. At the same
strengthen subnational AAP WGs in Afar, Amhara and time, these mechanisms will be regularly evaluated to
Somali regions as well as continue capacity-building keep them “fit for purpose”, to ensure trustworthiness
activities to promote rights-based and needs-based and accessibility for the affected people. The AAP
approaches to working with communities. WG will prioritize creating a link with development
partners to bridge the transition from humanitarian to
The Community Voices Dashboard, a collective recovery and development, through the HDP nexus.
feedback platform that provides a trends analysis
of affected communities’ most urgent concerns, will
be maintained on a regular basis. From January
to December 2022, the AAP WG consolidated and
analyzed over 21,000 community feedback collected
and submitted by 12 humanitarian partners from
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Part 2:
Response Monitoring
GONDAR/AMHARA REGION, ETHIOPIA

IOM is providing health assistance through its Mobile Health
Team. Inspection Post at Kebero Meda Internally Displaced
Persons (IDP) site in Gondar, Northern Ethiopia. Photo: IOM
Ethiopia 2022.
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PART 2: RESPONSE MONITORING
2.1
Monitoring Approach
The overall monitoring of the implementation of the Through the implementation of complaint and feedback
2023 Humanitarian Response Plan will fall under the mechanisms, effectiveness and accountability will be
Disaster Risk Management Technical Working Group prioritised. This will support the response monitoring
(DRMTWG), chaired by the EDRMC (Ethiopia Disaster as it provides communities an opportunity to raise
Risk Management Commission) and co-chaired by complaints and provide feedback, which will contribute
OCHA. Response monitoring will be conducted through to improving response quality. Clusters will be respon-
sectoral and cluster response monitoring systems and sible for ensuring that appropriate, safe, and corrective
is overseen by the DRMTWG. In 2023, the sector task measures are taken.
forces led by line ministries, in collaboration with the
Inter-Cluster Coordination Working Group (ICCG) and The views of the affected population will be proac-
the Information Management Working Group (IMWG), tively sought by ensuring they have the information
will put in place monitoring systems to ensure that the they need to be able to manage their response to
response is appropriate and measured. As such, each crisis; by gathering, analysing and sharing feedback
cluster has defined its objectives and linked them to and complaints from the affected population in a
the strategic and specific inter-sectoral objectives. For way that informs overall response decisions; and by
each cluster objective, a series of indicators have been ensuring diverse affected community groups have
defined with their needs and targets. The logframe means to participate meaningfully in emergency
as included in this HRP presents the core response response decisions.
monitoring undertaken by clusters. It will be further
refined and expanded upon as needed during the year Financial tracking will be done through the online
to ensure an adequate monitoring of the response. Financial Tracking System (FTS) which allows for
timely monitoring of funding progress against HRP and
In 2023, the IMWG will support rollout of ActivityInfo, appeal requirements. Various information products and
a humanitarian partner-based system for reporting analysis will be produced on a regular basis which will
response which will integrate Who does What Where, support intersectoral monitoring.
When and for Whom (5Ws) reporting with regular
monthly HRP response monitoring. This year, intersec- Humanitarian partners will submit projects that have
toral targets and response achievements (as well as received funding to be implemented in 2023, which
the targets they relate to) are calculated by considering will then be reviewed by each cluster against the
only those humanitarian interventions that contribute Cluster’s strategic objectives, priority geographic areas
to a direct response to the beneficiaries. Response and priority activities. The projects module will be
against activities such as awareness raising, sensitiza- linked to FTS.
tion and capacity building will be monitored by clusters
but will not contribute towards the intersectoral targets A monthly response dashboard will be developed which
and people reached. will include cluster achievements.
Each month, all clusters are responsible for reporting The response monitoring throughout the year will
their achievements (overall and by indicator) through provide the opportunity to adjust targets and require-
the Response Planning and Monitoring (RPM) online ments based on achievements and the evolving situa-
system. The response achievement data will be tion in the course of 2023 of the key drivers of needs
reported at the woreda level and will be disaggregated such as the drought, the conflict in northern Ethiopia,
by population group, by sex and by age, as well as by displacement, and agriculture production.
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operational presence data from implementing partners.
2.2
Strategic and Specific Objectives:
Indicators and Targets
Reduce morbidity, mortality, and suffering due to multiple shocks for 23.5 million of the most vulnerable people by the end of 2023.
NEED TARGET
Specific Objective 1.1
Deliver accountable, protection, gender, age, diversity, and conflict-sensitive essential life-saving services
in Education, ESNFI, Health, Nutrition and WASH to 7.0 million people.
Acces to quality treament for underfive children severely malnourrished in outpatient programe and in 1,114,227 1,114,227
outreach activities
Assistance to moderate acute malnutrition children aged under five years in affected prioritised areas of 3,002,720 2,252,040
concern
Care for under five children severly acute malnourrished with medical complications in stabilisation 123,803 123,803
centers
Protection and support of safe and appropriate feeding for infants and young children for safeguarding 341,294 85,323
their survival, health and growth
Provide emergency school feeding program to support children’s access to quality education. 4,489,932 700,000
Provision of blanket supplementary food for affected pregnant and lactating women and children aged 1,839,559 380,000
under five in IDP sites
Provision of suplementary nutrition assistance to pregnant and lactating women with acute malnutrition 954,487 954,487
Provison of Shelter to reduce the likelihood of health and protection consequences 1,863,741 1,438,388
Provide mobile nutrition and health outreach services (MHNT) and PHC services to vulnerable populations 1,242,242 1,242,242
affected by humanitarian crisis and health emergencies
Integration of minimum initial service package of RH (MISP) services into emergency health services for 3,444,619 1,919,858
vulnerable populations especially IDPs, refugees and migrant populations
Carry out vaccination campaigns for childhood illnesses and diseases of outbreak potential for vulnerable 5,165,499 2,582,750
populations including IDPS, refugees and migrant populations
Support ambulance services and emergency patient referral systems for populations affected by 750
humanitarian crisis and health emergencies
Water trucking 6,071,890 3,551,343
WASH NFI 5,991,466 3,546,605
Emergency Sanitation 1,225,658 778,588
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NEED
Specific Objective 1.2 TARGET
Reduce protection threats and provide multifaceted protection services for 1.4 million protection risk
survivors and other vulnerable groups
Provide Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for children and caregivers. 704,000 340,000
Provide support to unaccompanied and separated children (UASC). 704,000 164,000
Conduct public community awareness raising campaigns on GBV & PSEA with a focus on addressing 590,667 263,363
stigma and promoting access to services.
Provide GBV case management to vulnerable women & girls and GBV survivors. 134,523 54,389
Provide multi-purpose cash support to GBV survivors and other vulnerable women & girls. 672,617 271,946
Provide PSS services to women and adolescent girls including through women & girls friendly spaces and 672,617 271,946
community-based structures.
Provide assistance to survivors of mines and explosive ordnance incidents and their family members. 540,505 500
NEED
Provide emergency food assistance to 20.1 million people.
Distribution of cash/in-kind food to meet food needs of vulnerable people 20,105,317 20,105,317
Provide protection and safe access to critical, integrated and inclusive basic services to enable 9.3 million most vulnerable people to meet their
basic needs by the end of 2023.
NEED TARGET
Coordinate and manage IDP sites and provide minimum package of multisectoral and protection-sensitive
services to 859k IDPs in sites and ensure timely response to meet their basic needs.
Distribution of teaching and learning materials to the most affected children 842,247 324,869
Ensure care and maintenance of the site’s infrastructure, while mitigating the impacts of environmental 2,342,690 1,057,880
degradation
Provision of Accelerated Education Program activities 673,798 108,831
Provision of Menstrual Hygiene and Health (MHH) kits and MHH Sessions 137,090 15,548
Support for early childhood education, including Accelerated School Readiness (ASR) 277,942 107,207
Supporting children through referral mechanism and safety networks;
Provision of appropriate and essential non-food items to persons with disabilities, older people, and persons 54,457 44,917
with chronic illness.
Provision of Emergency Shelter and NFI that consider women's and children's needs to improve health and 906,744 716,878
protection outcomes.
Provision of Emergency Shelter and NFI to persons with disabilities, older people, and persons with chronic 160,014 126,508
illness to improve the beneficiaries living conditions
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Provision of appropriate and essential non-food items to displace affected populations to improve the living 308,589 254,531
conditions of the targeted population.
Provide Case Management for identified girls and boys with child protection concerns. 316,800 31,500
Assist children under the age 5 to secure civil documentation. 64,541 3,227
Provide Dignity Kits in cash/voucher and in kind. 97,982 46,509
Implement cash interventions to minimize exposure to protection risks and negative coping mechanisms. 181,775 141,731
Provide Targeted Individual Support to persons exposed to violence, abuse or serious neglect excluding CP, 90,888 70,865
GBV and MA case management).
Support for obtaining civil documentation (excluded birth registration). 121,183 94,487
Provide cash for rent for households at risk of eviction. 6,728 1,009
Provide individual counselling on HLP. 74,010 11,101
Provide technical assistance and legal representation on HLP 235,486 35,323
NEED TARGET
Provide minimum package of multisectoral and protection-sensitive services to 1.6 million returning IDPs for
up to six months after return.
Distribution of teaching and learning materials to the most affected children 466,884 232,161
Provision of Accelerated Education Program activities 312,812 155,000
Provision of Menstrual Hygiene and Health (MHH) kits and MHH Sessions 240,825 22,137
Provision of multi-purpose cash transfer to the most vulnerable farming and pastoral households. 852,966 134,858
Provision of supplementary livestock feed to vulnerable pastoral households and agro-pastoral households 4,371,450 1,774,571
Support for early childhood education, including Accelerated School Readiness (ASR) 154,072 76,613
Support restocking/destocking of animals to mitigate large-scale loss of livestock 1,675,722 99,625
Support treatment and vaccination of animals to mitigate large-scale loss of livestock 4,833,473 2,362,907
Provision of appropriate and essential non-food to displace affected populations to improve the living 431,351 314,217
Assist children under the age 5 to secure civil documentation. 15,421 771
Provide Legal assistance to vulnerable women & girls and GBV survivors. 13,970 4,315
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Provide cash for rent for households at risk of eviction. 5,394 809
NEED TARGET
Provide minimum package of multisectoral and protection-sensitive services to 6.3 million IDPs out of site
and non-displaced people living in drought and conflict-affected areas.
Distribution of teaching and learning materials to the most affected children 8,624,326 936,745
Provision of Accelerated Education Program activities 2,346,869 435,249
Provision of Menstrual Hygiene and Health (MHH) kits and MHH Sessions 3,881,642 126,461
Provision of multi-purpose cash transfer to the most vulnerable farming and pastoral households. 2,701,058 427,051
Provision of supplementary livestock feed to vulnerable pastoral households and agro-pastoral households 6,290,623 2,553,650
Support for early childhood education, including Accelerated School Readiness (ASR) 2,846,028 454,774
Support restocking/destocking of animals to mitigate large-scale loss of livestock 2,411,405 143,363
Provision of appropriate and essential non-food to displace affected populations to improve the living 299,169 118,387
Provision of Emergency Shelter and NFI that consider women's and children's needs to improve health and 219,584 186,545
protection outcomes.
Provision of Emergency Shelter and NFI to persons with disabilities, older people, and persons with chronic 38,750 32,920
illness to improve the beneficiaries living conditions
Provision of appropriate and essential non-food items to displace affected populations to improve the living 763,437 599,578
Provide Case Management for identified girls and boys with child protection concerns. 246,400 24,500
Assist children under the age 5 to secure civil documentation. 20,038 1,002
Provide Legal assistance to vulnerable women & girls and GBV survivors. 100,957 29,500
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Provide cash for rent for households at risk of eviction. 18,523 2,778
Support 9.4 million vulnerable people to start recovering from crisis and natural hazards, through targeted programming to support rebuilding
coping capacities and livelihoods and strengthen linkages with development actors by the end of 2023.
NEED TARGET
Support 6.9 million persons affected by climate-related shocks and conflict to protect and restore
livelihoods and strengthen their coping capacities.
Drought power support for effective land preparation activities 3,198,622 387,262
Provision of improved locally adapted drought tolerant crops (cereals, pulses and vegetables) and fodder 15,104,603 6,218,177
seeds together with essential farm tools and equipment
Provision of Income Generating Activities to the most vulnerable farming and pastoral households. 4,442,530 622,656
Support treatment and vaccination of animals to mitigate large-scale loss of livestock 9,382,624 4,586,820
Provide women & girls with vocational and literacy skills training and support them with startup capital 134,523 40,792
for IGAs.
NEED
Support the minimum rehabilitation and basic restoration of essential services to 5.0 million persons
affected by conflict by end of 2023.
Provide support to livelihood and reintegration/return/resettlement by improving shelter and related 906,949 603,999
infrastructures
Durable WASH 8,532,432 4,963,345

Support 184k persons to start recovering from the negative mental and legal impacts of conflict, acute
shocks and chronic stresses.
Implement community-based activities, and empower affected people on their rights, and address 46,822 36,232
protection risks that affect them.
Facilitate access to alternative mechanisms to resolve HLP disputes. 30,645 4,597
Provide information on HLP. 1,225,798 183,870
Support to obtaining documentation related to House, Land and Property (HLP). 122,580 18,387
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PART 3: CLUSTER/SECTOR OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSE
Part 3:
Cluster/Sector Objectives and Response

Elema Guya lost many of her cattle to the recent drought in Borena
zone. She says that there was no rain for the past few years.
Thanks to UNICEF support she is able to get water though she
needs to walk for one hour to the site "we only get water here.
Water is what keeps life to continue. It is everything we need now."
©UNICEF Ethiopia/2022/Demissew Bizuwerk
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3.1
Agriculture
PEOPLE IN NEED PEOPLE TARGETED REQUIREMENTS (US$)
17.8M 9.1M 276.5M

50% 25% 26% 14%
Objectives from protection threats and incidences for 22.6
The drought and conflict continue to compromise million of the most vulnerable people by the end of
fragile livelihoods that are heavily reliant on agricul- 2023. The cluster will prioritize resilience building
ture, worsening the food security crisis and increasing in 2023. The second cluster objective is to enhance
malnutrition while eroding coping strategies for the vulnerable households’ ability to withstand recurrent
most vulnerable. The drought is impacting severely and future shocks in Ethiopia through early recovery
on farming and pastoralist communities/ livelihoods and resilience interventions. This objective links with
through livestock deaths, loss of income, absence of the strategic objective SO3, to support 9.4 million
milk, and crop failure. Over 6.8 million livestock are vulnerable people to start recovering from crisis and
estimated to have died due to lack of pasture and natural hazards, through targeted programming to
water in Oromia, SNNP and Somali regions. Livestock support rebuilding coping capacities and livelihoods
market value has also significantly dropped due to and strengthen linkages with development actors by
poor livestock body conditions, impacting families’ the end of 2023.
income sources. Meanwhile, the conflict has resulted
in large-scale displacements, destruction of critical Cluster Objectives:
agriculture infrastructure and reduced agriculture 1. To protect and sustain core agricultural liveli-
activities largely in Northern Ethiopia. hoods of households affected by drought and
displacement in Ethiopia through humanitarian
The cluster will respond through the provision of interventions in 2023.
supplementary livestock feed, treatment and vacci-
nation of animals; provision of improved, locally 2. To enhance vulnerable households’ ability
adapted, drought-tolerant crops (cereals, pulses and to withstand recurrent and future shocks in
vegetables) and fodder seeds, together with essen- Ethiopia through early recovery and resilience
tial farm tools; and provision of multi-purpose cash interventions.
transfers to the most vulnerable farming and pastoral
households. These activities will contribute towards Response
protecting and sustaining core-agricultural livelihoods Limited access to markets, reduced crop produc-
of households affected by drought and displacement tion, and diminished livestock body conditions (and
in Ethiopia through humanitarian interventions in resulting implications on market prices and food
2023. This objective links with the strategic objective availability) are some of the consequences that
SO1 to reduce morbidity, mortality, and suffering conflict and drought have had on livelihoods of
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Photo: Plan International
vulnerable households. The agriculture and livelihood the southern zones of Somali region9. Insecurity has
needs triggered by drought and displacement remain hindered some communities from engaging in agricul-
a priority, and the cluster will prioritize agriculture tural activities and accessing inputs and services10.
production and building/restoring the resilience of
the affected communities to prevent further deteri- The cluster has 65 active partners delivering a
oration of an already fragile food security situation response in conflict and drought affected locations.
and mitigate humanitarian consequences of the In 2022, the partners reached 1.8 million people
overlapping shocks. The cluster will prioritize the use in conflict-affected locations and 2.7 million in
of cash, as a first priority where feasible, to support drought-affected locations. The operating environ-
the communities with input packages and livelihood ment continues to change due to the limited availa-
kits. The increased use of cash will enable the cluster bility of some critical inputs like fertilizer, feed and
to keep people’s needs and preferences at the center the high inflation resulting in high operating costs.
of the response, while increasing efficiency. The The agriculture cluster will work closely with the food
cluster plans to utilize a “cash plus” approach where cluster to ensure that the households with access
households will be given cash to meet their imme- to land and labour can be assisted with agricultural
diate needs while receiving input packages to produce inputs to grow their own food. The cluster will also
their own food or restore their livelihoods. Poor rainfall work closely with the Nutrition cluster and deliber-
performance reduced crop production to 25% of ately target households with malnourished children
normal in Borena, Guji, West Guji and East Hararghe to be supported with agriculture input packages and
in Oromia, and 35% in Buji, Konso and South Omo in relevant livelihood packages. The cluster will link with
SNNPR. In the agro pastoral areas of Afar and Somali WASH cluster to rehabilitate water points for livestock
regions crop production was very poor; as low as through joint planning, targeting and monitoring.
20%-25% of normal, and there was total crop failure in Leveraging on the work done already through Inte-
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grated Sectoral Coordination (ISC), the cluster will aim to all partners in the cluster. The major cost driver
to ensure that partners use the minimum package for for the sector is the cost of the agricultural inputs
integration in locations where the ISC is being piloted. (seeds, fertilizer, vaccines, drugs and tools). The local
The cluster will be promoting the inclusion of AAP and seeds are not adequate for the planned response
community engagement in the sector projects and and in some cases fall short of the required quality.
will aim to ensure communities are at the center of This means some of the seeds need to be imported,
response decision-making. The cluster will lead the resulting in a more costly response. The cluster is
development of a more coordinated complaints-feed- working with the Ministry of Agriculture to explore
back system, and together with the SEA focal person, how partners can make use of improved locally
will build capacity on SEA accountability by partners. produced seeds. The cost to deliver a response varies
from one region to the other, but the differences in the
Women’s needs, voices and rights are at the core cost of the agricultural inputs is not too significant,
of the cluster strategy, for example with a focus on hence the use of the average cost for each activity
women friendly livelihood initiatives. The agriculture across the regions. The cluster will explore the use
cluster response will be informed by conflict sensi- of cash and vouchers using existing agro-dealers to
tive analysis to ensure that assistance does not supply some of the agriculture inputs. This will greatly
exacerbate tensions between different social and reduce the operational costs and enable the cluster to
ethnic groups, and that GBV and child protection reach more people with the limited resources.
risks are mitigated. The cluster will link with relevant
development partners and the work they do to ensure Monitoring
that the emergency response can contribute towards The cluster will utilize the government led seasonal
building resilience and sustainable development. The assessments, which are conducted twice a year (Belg
cluster will aim to build linkages with development and Meher seasonal assessment) to monitor the agri-
partners to limit duplication in crop, livestock inputs culture situation. The Household Economy Approach
support and other HRP activities. The cluster, through (HEA) will be used to monitor the situation using the
the resources received, was able to save more than livelihood deficit indicator. This will be monitored
20 million livestock; 1.8 million people managed to twice a year after the seasonal assessments, which
produce their own food; and more than 4 million provide part of the input for the HEA. The cluster will
people were reached with urgently required livelihood seek to include gender, AAP and protection indica-
support. If the cluster does not receive adequate tors in the sectoral assessments conducted by the
resources, it will place millions of people in extreme cluster partners, and in the multi-sectoral seasonal
food insecurity particularly drought affected and assessments led by EDRMC. The cluster is currently
returning IDP women and children. Over 30 million coordinating a monthly drought monitoring system,
animals will also be at a risk of dying due to shortage which relies on data collected by cluster partners
of feed, drugs and vaccines. and analyzed by FAO. This monitoring system will be
used to monitor the evolution of the drought and its
Cost of Response impact on agriculture. The cluster will introduce the
The unit-based costing methodology is a product of use of the livestock Pectoral Evaluation Tool (PET
a series of consultations with national NGOs, inter- tool) to monitor livestock body conditions across the
national NGOs, UN Agencies, Donors, Government, country with a specific focus on drought-affected
and all DRM-ATF members, including the Ministry locations. The cluster will also rely on the DTM and
of Agriculture. The consultations were held at the Village assessments to monitor the IDP and returning
Zonal, Regional and National level. The consultations IDP livelihoods needs. The Emergency Food Security
could not reach all the Zonal levels due to access, Assessments (EFSA) or the Food Security Nutrition
time constraints and the absence of ATFs in some Monitoring System (FSNMS) will be used for the
of the zones; however, all the regions were consulted. locations that are not covered by the seasonal assess-
The methodology was transparent and explained ments. The post-harvest assessments conducted by
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partners and FAO will also be used in the locations the use of the cluster standardized tools to enable
that are not covered by the seasonal assessments. collation and comparison of data across regions.
Individual or Inter-agency sectoral assessments will
also be used, and the cluster will be recommending
Objectives, Indicators and Targets
Cluster Objective CO1
To protect and sustain core-agricultural livelihoods of households affected by drought and displacement in Ethiopia through humanitarian
interventions in 2023
INDICATORS NEED TARGET
# people benefiting from cash transfer 2,949,840 466,385
# Households that received animal feed interventions 10,662,073 4,328,221
# people that received destocking interventions 4,087,128 242,988
# of people benefiting from cash transfer 604,184 95,525
# households that received animal health interventions 14,216,097 6,949,727
# households that received agricultural inputs 15,104,603 6,218,177
# people benefiting from IGA support 4,442,530 622,656
To enhance vulnerable households’ ability to withstand recurrent and future shocks in Ethiopia through early recovery and resilience
interventions.
# households benefiting from drought power support 3,198,622 387,262
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3.2
Cash Programming
Cash and Voucher Assistance The interlink with social protection is deliberate and
Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) has been prac- purposeful, and designed to pave the way for tran-
tised in Ethiopia for many years with a limited use for sitional programming that would gradually lead to
humanitarian and emergency responses in different disengagement of emergency cash assistance in the
contexts. This has seen significant growth since 2021 Ethiopian response. MPC as well as sectoral cash
for both sectoral CVA and Multi-Purpose Cash (MPC); assistance can represent the entry point for gener-
done through a Market-based Approach and driven ating linkages with existing social protection schemes
by expressed community preferences, in line with and in the mid-term, for hand-over of assistance for
Grand Bargain commitments. One of the key merits of humanitarian populations of concern to governmen-
using CVA is the reduced lead time of response where tal-led assistance.
appropriate and when compared to in-kind assistance,
in-line with the governments’ “cash first principle” as Multi-Purpose Cash (MPC)
implemented through the U/PSNP. Multi-Purpose Cash assistance offers flexibility and
ensures decision making power is held by affected
Cash Working Group (CWG) populations, and it empowers them to prioritise their
The CWG has established a robust and dedicated critical needs in the most dignifying manner. Vulner-
governance structure during 2022. Led nationally by a able households have identified CVA and MPC assis-
dedicated coordination team and Strategic Advisory tance as a preferred form of assistance; with many
Group (SAG) in Addis Ababa, these structures serve reports of households selling in-kind items, further
and support the 7 established region based CWGs underlining people’s preference to independently
operation in 9 regions of Amhara, Afar, Benishangul prioritise their own needs.
Gumuz, Oromia, Somali, Southern Regions (SNNP, SW
and Sidama), and Tigray. Ethiopia is affected by a variety of crises such as
floods, droughts, and inter-communal conflicts;
The CWG has adopted a decentralised Area-Based while also hosting almost a million refugees. MPC
Approach (ABA) for coordination, which has led to assistance has been used to address different human-
stronger holistic approaches for coordination, prior- itarian needs; with its flexible utility realised both as a
itising multi-sectoral and integrated interventions. The key rapid-response mechanism to shocks, a response
devolution of decision making to subnational CWGs modality to vulnerable populations in locations of
has ensured local accessibility, accountability, and protracted crises, as well as a mechanism to aid
devolved planning, allowing for each area and region recovery and building resilience. From January to
which contributes to have a platform for advocacy December 2022, 53 implementing partners reached
and inform CVA strategy and policy in an objective almost 434,000 households in Afar, Amhara, Gambella,
and credible way. Moreover, this decentralised model Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromia, Somali, SNNP, South
will prioritise and ensure participation of affected West, Tigray, Dire Dawa, and Addis Ababa.
communities in their response, working collectively for
more efficient resource mobilisation, implementation MPC assistance in Ethiopia will support the most
and strengthening ownership to ensure sustainability. vulnerable households and individuals to meet their
most urgent and diverse basic needs through uncon-
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ditional and unrestricted cash, addressing Strategic ments to ensure appropriateness of the modality in
Objective One and Two of the HRP 2023. Moreover, the various contexts of operations. In addition, ECWG
MPC will also be utilised to address recovery and will support clusters in streamlining CVA in cluster
resilience in Strategic Objective Three. These objec- specific assistance and inclusion of indicators in the
tives focus on reducing the loss of life among the HPC toolkit to ensure systematic monitoring of CVA
most affected and vulnerable parts of the population, and streamlining risk mitigations.
as well as integrating MPC through Cash Plus and
other complementary approaches. Such initiatives Finally, CWG plans to develop and establish an
offer broader integration within a single agency’s ICCG Endorsed regionally based MPC guideline and
intervention, as well as across several agencies and National Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) during
government social protection service providers. 2023, engaging all key stakeholders including rele-
vant clusters, government ministries, and affected
The CWG has developed and continues to update population groups. This, as well as building on estab-
MPC Guidance (in line with shifting context needs in lishing social protection interlinkages, and graduation
regions) with key process and outcome indicators to approaches with mandated government departments
measure the impact of assistance in the reporting and recovery and development actors.
year and, will undertake rolling joint feasibility assess-
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3.3
Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM)
2.3M 1.1M 42.3M

55% 23% 22% 18%
Objectives CCCM activities will specifically respond in line with
Promote the protection, safety, and dignity of 2.3 its 4 response pillars. However, when it comes to
million conflict and disaster affected people through returns, CCCM response will be confined to prepara-
targeted, community-centered multi sectoral inter- tory activities happening before and during any return
ventions that “do no harm” and contribute to social movements in collaboration with the relevant actors,
cohesion outcomes. including the Government and development actors
when and where possible. CCCM continues to support
Response local authorities in its efforts to assist and protect
The CCCM cluster’s mandate is focused on the their citizens until a phase‐out timeline is anticipated.
displaced population who are living in camps, camp-
like settings and in the host community. The approach The CCCM Cluster regularly collaborates with other
of the cluster is to apply the CCCM strategic response sectors, including the ES/NFI, WASH, Protection,
pillars and where applicable, use an area‐based Health, and Education clusters, as their respective
approach at the level of the Kebele and/or Woreda strategies have cross cutting elements. More specifi-
for the displaced population who are living outside cally, the different clusters collaborate to ensure that
camps. This approach generally applies in both PSEA, AAP, disability inclusion and protection are
displacement and, where needed, in return locations. mainstreamed into their activities within the intersec-
CCCM’s strategic response pillars are: toral approach at the camp level.
1. Camp Planning and Development/Improvement Cost of Response

In 2023 the CCCM Cluster targets 1.05 million people,
2. Coordination and Information Management
which will require a budget of USD 42.3 million, with
3. Capacity Building activities spread across the 4 response pillars. The
4. Community Participation and Self-Governance major cost drivers include drought, inflation, conflict,
displacement, challenges in accessing affected
As an approach, CCCM will primarily work in IDP communities, increased vulnerabilities at family level,
camps to facilitate access to lifesaving services and additional access barriers for women, the elderly and
maintain the communal facilities based on interna- people with disabilities, and affected infrastructures.
tionally accepted standards required to assist and The CCCM Cluster adapted the combined approach
protect the IDP residents. In the context of ongoing in its costing to reach the total financial requirement.
displacement, relocation and returns in the country, The general costing of all the activities under the four
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response pillars has been agreed upon in consultation of partners. Monitoring tools such as 4W, Service
with other sectors to ensure market prices for labour, Site profiles, Service Mapping and Service Monitoring,
materials and contracts are consistent. CFM Tools, Site Feasibility Assessment Tool and
Situation reports will ensure that all information is
The prevailing market rates for goods and services gathered to make informed decisions, and to track
were used to arrive at the overall costs per activity. progress on the indicators. Some of the data will be
Historical rates and inflation rates were taken into gathered through DTMs, event tracking, regular site
consideration in calculating the average unit cost assessment and emergency site assessment tools.
against the projected number of training courses The national and subnational IM team provides the
planned. In terms of project implementation, the cost technical support to collect, compile, analyze, store
is also heavily affected by the availability of skilled and disseminate the information with scheduled feed-
and unskilled labour, communication cost as well back sessions with camp management committees,
as materials and equipment. Local/regional unique women, youth/adolescents, people with disabilities
costs were taken into consideration as well, particu- and the elderly. Routine monitoring visits, partner
larly in terms of workshops, trainings, and other reporting and assessments will also form part of the
related activities. monitoring activity to inform programming in terms of
trends in needs, gaps, and other pertinent operational
Monitoring challenges to ensure robust response capacity.
The CCCM cluster will collect routine data that meas-
ures progress against targets and indicators to track
changes and deviations in the program performance
Ensure care and maintenance of the site’s infrastructure, while mitigating the impacts of environmental degradation
# of individuals in sites with improved and/or maintained communal infrastructure 2,342,690 1,057,880
Promote the protection, safety, and dignity of conflict and disaster affected people, through targeted, community-centered multi-sector
interventions that “do no harm” and contribute to social cohesion outcomes
# of individuals in sites with improved and/or maintained communal infrastructure 300
Provide CCCM capacity building support to staff and authorities interventions that “do no harm” and contribute to social cohesion outcomes
# CCCM staff and authorities capacitated in site management 2,000 1,000
Support establishment of inclusive and representative community structures
# Sites with functional community-led committees with inclusive participation and

300
representation
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3.4
Coordination and Common Services
REQUIREMENTS (US$)
$18.9M
Objectives will support the implementation of the HRP for 2023.
1. Adapt the coordination mechanism to the context Clusters are co-led by the Government line Ministries
and ensure that strategical and operational and the UN Cluster Lead Agencies and other human-
humanitarian decision making is coordinated, itarian partners. Besides the national Inter-Cluster
inclusive, and accountable. Coordination Group (ICCG), there are six sub-national
ICCGs, covering Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz,
2. Promote, coordinate, and harmonize timely,
Oromia, Somali and Tigray regions. This decentralized
relevant, evidence-based multi-sectoral informa-
approach enables a coordinated response of sudden
tion management, analysis, advocacy and needs
onsets and complex emergencies which require agility
assessments.
effectiveness and principled multi-sectoral response.
3. Enhance operational impact and scope and
contribute to safety and security of humanitarian The partners of the Coordination and Common
response and workers through information prod- services cluster will ensure that strategic and oper-
ucts and advocacy. ational decision-making bodies and coordination
4. Improve the response monitoring and situation platforms have access to accurate, up-to-date and
monitoring to ensure effective and agile humani- evidence-based information to guide their work. The
tarian response. Coordination and Common Services (CCS) cluster
supports humanitarian partners to guide the human-
Coordination and Common services cluster aims to itarian response, regarding coordination, information
facilitate the coordination of the response and advo- management, needs assessments, tracking of popu-
cacy, while ensuring protection of the affected population movements, advocacy for humanitarian access,
lation and making sure the most vulnerable people safety and centrality of protection. The CCS contrib-
are reached. utes to the work of the HCT and ICCG through several
information products such as monitoring reports,
The Government of Ethiopia and the Ethiopia Human- dashboards, snapshots, and humanitarian bulletins to
itarian Country Team (HCT) coordinate the overall support their decision-making processes. A total of 10
humanitarian response in Ethiopia. At the national partners contribute to the CCS in Ethiopia.
level, the key joint strategic forum is the Disaster Risk
Management Technical Working Group (DRM-TWG) One of the priorities of the CCS cluster in 2023 will
that plays a key role in the coordination of the human- be the establishment of an Analysis/Assessment
itarian response. It is chaired by the EDRMC and working group that will support the ICCG in:
co-chaired by OCHA. The inter-cluster coordination
mechanism at the national and sub-national levels
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• Ensuring that a shared understanding of the • Facilitating and coordinating assessments,

humanitarian situation is developed and and multi-sectoral analysis among humani-
updated as required. tarian partners.
• Supporting the humanitarian country team and

the government in developing an operational
picture of the humanitarian situation and their
strategic decision making.
INDICATORS BASELINE TARGET
7 (6 Area
# of Area ICCGs that have regular coordination meetings with appropriate partner ICCGs and
7
representation 1 national
ICCG)
1 Assessment and Analysis Working group is set-up, meets regularly and support an
0 1
informed and needs-based response.
# of common information management products, including infographics, datasets,

consolidated and stored information sets on PiN, needs and response, made 60 60
available on a regular or ad-hoc basis
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3.5
Education
10.3M 3.8M 161.4M

95% 3% 2% 16%
Objectives which the Education Cluster will coordinate with
I. Learning environments safeguard children, coor- relevant Clusters to implement.
dinate provision of life-saving interventions, and
disseminate lifesaving messages. The education cluster will strengthen its responses
towards ensuring quality learning to the affected
II. Ensure equitable, non-discriminatory access to
children while addressing their immediate humani-
protective and inclusive (pre-primary and primary)
tarian needs, as guided by the Inter-agency Network
learning environments for crisis-affected girls,
for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Minimum Stand-
boys, including children with disabilities (CwD).
ards and the Ethiopia Education Cluster Strategy, by
III. Provide quality education (formal and non-formal) addressing psychosocial needs as well as academic
in a non-discriminatory manner, for crisis-affected learning needs. Institutional capacity strengthening is
girls and boys, including children with disabilities. necessary to achieve this, in particular for local NGOs,
IV. Strengthen the capacity of key education to ensure a more timely, accountable, and sustainable
personnel (education authorities, NGOs imple- response. All capacity building efforts will link to the
menting EiE, and education personnel at the global EiE Competency Framework, designed around
school level) to deliver EiE services. the INEE Minimum Standards for Education. Stronger
sub-national and national coordination will ensure
Response
the response is complimentary, avoiding duplica-
The Education cluster partners will target 3,888,442
tion, and factoring thematic and technical expertise
people (G- 50 %, CwD- 12%). This figure includes
of all Cluster partners, feeding into development
3,665,391 children and 180,981 Adults. The Education
coordination mechanisms where necessary, such as
Cluster will work closely with the WASH, Child Protec-
the National Development Donors Group/Education
tion, GBV, Food, and CCCM clusters to ensure holistic
Technical Working Group.
support to maximize the benefits to the affected
population. For 2023, the Education Cluster proposed
With the signing of the peace agreement in Tigray, a
a cluster objective under lifesaving, as learning facil-
high number of returning IDPs are expected in the
ities are hubs for disseminating lifesaving messages
North, demanding scaling up of support to resume
and delivering life-saving services. In 2023, learning
quality education service delivery. In order to ensure
facilities will continue to coordinate the provision of
physical access to learning facilities, close coordi-
life-saving services to children, including food, water,
nation with CCCM is needed to follow appropriate
and health care, as well as psychosocial support,
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SOMALI REGION, ETHIOPIA

Japanese MPs Ms Norikazu SUZUKI and Ms Takako SUZUKI accompanied by UNICEF
Ethiopia Deputy Representative, Mariko Kagoshima visited Farah Magoil Primary School,
in Somali region, Ethiopia.
guidelines for use of schools as shelters for IDPs, as work closely with WASH. The education cluster also
well as de-commissioning for learning use. works closely with CCCM on guidelines and implemen-
tation of using schools as IDP shelters. The education
To fulfill the right to education, learning facilities must cluster will also focus on cross-cutting thematic areas
be equipped and protective. For those most impacted such as gender, inclusion, AAP, and PSEA, and will
by the conflict, the resumption and continuity of work with the CASH working group to ensure inclusion
protective learning opportunities play a critical role of education in the national minimum expenditure
in prevention of families and the wider community basket for potential use for multi-purpose cash assis-
resorting to negative coping mechanisms such as tance. Standalone approaches will be adopted, for
child labour and/or early marriage. example for education in emergencies (EiE) pedagogy
related trainings, quality learning, etc.
Education by its nature plays an important role in
protecting children. Research shows that two thirds The education cluster will prioritize institutional
(2/3) of children at risk of child marriage will be capacity strengthening for local NGOs to ensure a
protected if education is provided, and 80% of child more timely, accountable, and sustainable response.
marriage will be reduced if secondary education is The cluster will also encourage partners to work
provided. This makes the education cluster work through an HDP nexus approach to support the return
closely with the protection cluster, including the of IDP children to mainstream education and into their
specific AoRs, on child safeguarding, mine risk aware- age and competency appropriate grades.
ness, GBV issues, referral pathways and other child
protection issues. Rehabilitation/reconstruction of What if we fail to respond?
schools will include gender sensitive and accessible As the crisis situation is now protracted, we cannot
WASH facilities, for which the Education cluster will afford to wait longer to resume quality education
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services and address poor psychosocial outcomes, Monitoring

protection risks, and significant learning loss. The education cluster will monitor partners’ progress
Rebuilding post-conflict, overall economic prosperity monthly through 5Ws and/or using a web-based
and societal well-being begins with the current platform called (activity.info). The cluster will consol-
school-age generation. Crisis-affected parents idate, analyze data, and produce dashboards, partner
consistently cite education as a top priority at all presence maps, gaps and reports. The Cluster team
levels, and each year that children remain out of will also monitor the progress through field visits,
school further diminishes the likelihood of enrollment bi-lateral discussions and bi-monthly updates during
and retention in formal and non-formal learning coordination meetings. The Education Cluster will
systems. As we are accountable to the crisis-affected conduct mid-year review to monitor the progress,
population, this demand must be met to the best of review the changes in the situation, funding needs
our ability. and adjust the humanitarian response plan based
on the mid- year review inputs. An annual review
Cost of Response will also be conducted with partners to monitor the
Given the high inflation rate and based on the previous achievements, gap analysis and to learn lessons
year’s experiences in implementing humanitarian for future planning. The Education Cluster will also
responses, the education cluster in consultation with monitor partners progress and achievements through
partners and sub regional cluster coordinators agreed a well-established beneficiaries feedback mechanism
to come up with package wise calculation which gives (an online platform to collect qualitative and quantita-
partners flexibility, allowing them to adjust the per tive data on feedback from affected population, focus
child cost based on the package chosen. group discussion, etc.). The education cluster will also
monitor the achievements through collecting photo
The education cluster estimates its need for the essays, human interest stories and other story lines
HRP 2023 at US$ 161,370,335 to meet the bare from the beneficiaries.
minimum needs of the targeted people {3,888,442
people (G- 50 %, CwD- 12%) that includes 3,665,391
children and 180,981 Adults} through different pack-
ages in providing access to learning as indicated on
the table below.
PACKAGE UNIT COST- $ POPULATION WISE TOTAL NEED – US$ KEY INTERVENTIONS–- MINIMUM ACTIVITIES PER
CALCULATION PACKAGES
Package One 65 777,688 50,549,720 Temporary Learning Spaced (TLS), minor rehabilitation,
Accelerated Education/ Learning Programme (AEP),
Accelerated School Readiness (ASR for ECD), school
feeding
Package Two 45 1,166,533 52,493,985 Training components, capacity building, soft components
Package Three 30 1,944,221 58,326,630 Distribution of TLM and assistive devices for children
with disabilities
Total 3,888,442 161,370,335
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schools are engaged in life saving education interventions including promotion of relevant messages and child safeguarding practices.
INDICATORS
NEED TARGET
# boys, girls, CwDs who are provided emergency school feeding 4,489,932 700,000
# boys, girls, and children with disabilities that participated in co-

9,933,458 3,846,372
curriculuar activities and received life saving messges in schools
# community members that participated in co-curriculuar activities and

9,933,458 3,846,372
received life saving messages on Education
schools are engaged in life saving education interventions including promotion of relevant messages and child safeguarding practices.
# emergency-affected children accessing safe learning environments

550
through the provision of TLS

through the provision of classrooms rehabilitation, fumigation, 800
disinfecting, decommissioning and cleaning

800
through the provision of WASH facilities
# girls, including girls with disabilities that benefited from the provision of
4,259,557 164,147
MHH kits and sessions
# boys, girls and children with disabilities in affected communities that

9,091,210 1,168,907
have received learning materials
# community members reached through the campaign 2,351,103 855,779
# male and female parents, boys, girls including children with disabilities
842,247 324,869
that received the messages that educaiton is lifesaving
Provide quality, relevant and age appropriate education (formal and non-formal) for crisis-affected girls, boys, including children with
disabilities.
# emergency-affected girls, boys and CwD accessing formal or non-

4,055,582 931,213
formal education opportunities, including early learning
# emergency-affected girls, boys and CwD linked to formal education 3,073,708 1,337,673
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# crisis affected boys, girls and children with disabilities participating in

1,569,329 142,630
AEPs
# boys, girls including children with disabilities that benefited from

986,610 263,831
emergency school feeding programs
# male and female teachers in emergency affected areas that benefited

from PSS, MHPSS, adapted pedagogy, disability inclusion training and 373,191 180,981
other related trainings
By 2023, strengthen the capacity of education institutions with the specific focus on local NGOs, education personnel and communities, to
provide crisis-sensitive education, resilience building activities and establishing interlinkages with development partners to increase education
responses to sustain for emergency-affected girls, boys, including children with disabilities
# NGOs who benefited from capacity building trainings, provision of

materials, funds and other support activities from the cluster or from 12 6
international NGOs and UN Agencies
# education officers at woreda/zonal/regional level, school leaders, and

officials from partnering organizations/govt offices that benefited from 373,241 181,031
training and knowlede sharing sessions on EiE
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3.6
Emergency Shelter / Non-Food Items (ES/NFI)
5.4M 3.9M 134.7M

44% 29% 27% 14%
Objectives CO2: Increase equitable, safe, and inclusive access
The ES/NFI Cluster’s goal is to ensure that crisis-af- to appropriate shelter and household necessities,
fected people have appropriate access to adequate limiting the impact on the environment, mitigating
and environmentally friendly shelter solutions and protection risks, and improving the living conditions
essential household items to live in health, security, of crisis-affected people. This objective focuses on
safety, and dignity. promoting adequate shelter and NFI assistance for
displaced families and minimizing exposure to natural
SO1: Reduce morbidity, mortality, and suffering from or climatic hazards, violence, neglect, and exploitation.
protection threats and incidences for 22.6 million of The Cluster will also focus on prepositioning NFIs and
the most vulnerable people by the end of 2023. Emergency Shelter Kits (ESKs) contingency stocks
in hotspot areas where conflicts and climate-related
CO1: Ensure that crisis-affected people have equitable displacements are likely to happen.
access to adequate and environmentally friendly
shelter solutions to protect and safeguard their health, SO3: Support 9.4 million vulnerable people to start
security, privacy, and dignity. Linking with the first stra- recovering from crisis and natural hazards through
tegic objective, the Cluster will contribute to reduced targeted programming to support rebuilding coping
morbidity, mortality and suffering from protection capacities and livelihoods and strengthen linkages
threats and health risks by providing access to with development actors by the end of 2023.
lifesaving emergency shelter to displaced people
impacted by the ongoing conflict and emerging CO3: Enhance resilience through shelter and settle-
natural disasters. A decent and clean environment is ment support in recovery, reintegration, and reloca-
also important to reduce health risks; and avoid aggra- tion while limiting negative environmental impacts.
vating the condition of people with existing health Multilayer, recurring and protracted displacement
issues. Overcrowded dwellings expose households to have eroded people’s assets and coping capacity.
an increased risk of infectious diseases, and ensuring Response under this specific objective will target the
adequate living spaces in shelters will reduce this risk. most vulnerable crisis-affected people and those in
conflict lines with activities contributing to sustain-
SO2: Provide protection and safe access to critical, able livelihoods and resilience through the provision
integrated and inclusive basic services to enable 9.3 of repairs, and technical support, including Housing,
million most vulnerable people to meet their basic Land and Property (HLP) related activities.
needs by the end of 2023.
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Response Based on the living conditions and the type of settle-

In 2023 the Cluster will target 3,903,407 people, ments, a range of responses, such as the construction
comprising 1,048,993 men, 1,120,862 women, 845,395 of emergency shelters or distribution of NFI kits and
boys, 888,157 girls, and 529’248 persons with disabil- shelter repair kits, and partitioning and partitioning
ities. The ES/NFI Cluster’s response priorities aim to and rehabilitation of communal shelters, as well
align with the population’s needs and reduce health as adapting existing buildings, will be supported to
and protection risks by providing adequate living ensure privacy and protection. Rental Support and
conditions. The ES/NFI response will be delivered in Neighborhood Approaches, and other modalities
a conscientious, accountable, dignified, and timely will also be considered for conflict/disaster-affected
manner. It will be guided by substantial evidence- persons where appropriate. Prepositioning of mate-
based analyses of humanitarian needs as well as rials or cash is vital to respond promptly in Ethiopia.
a rights-based approach. The cluster is committed Cash can also be prepositioned through pre-estab-
to working with national partners and civil society lished agreements with Financial Service Providers
organizations, building their capacity, and overcoming (FSPs) in advance.
operational and access challenges.
The Cluster is aware of the environmental challenges
All ES/NFI activities will take a holistic and integrated involved in the sourcing and disposal of materials for
approach in all responses when applicable, including shelter construction. The Cluster will ensure partner’s
a settlements-based approach and mainstreaming activities consider the effects on the environment.
of cross-cutting themes: i.e., protection, the do no This includes ensuring the legitimacy of material
harm principle, environmental consideration, conflict sources, and partners will also include plans for
sensitivity, GBV risk mitigation, mitigation of health the disposal of materials used in the construction
risks, HLP messaging for the security of tenure, and of emergency shelters. Recognizing that a shelter
cash/market-based programming at the center of cannot be a home without the protection of rights and
the Cluster response plans. Accountability to the the security of tenure, the ES/NFI Cluster will work
affected population (AAP) and Prevention of Sexual closely with the HLP working group to address HLP
Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) will also remain at concerns. Cash-based assistance will be promoted
the heart of the response modalities. Given their wherever it is feasible and safe. Rental support, cash
role in the household and the gendered protection for shelter, cash for NFI, and other shelter options will
risks associated with not having an enclosed and be explored to support IDPs living in host communi-
private space, women and girls are disproportionately ties and collective sites.
affected by a lack of shelter and NFI. The elderly and
people with disabilities are also disproportionately Cost of Response
affected, and these groups will therefore be prioritized The cost per person for ES/NFI has increased
in the response. In addition, ongoing conflict and from the previous average of $33.8 to $35.9 due to
shifting to new locations has exacerbated the need for market inflation and a shift towards shelter and NFI
shelter and non-food items. Therefore, partners will responses that are climate appropriate, disability-in-
continue to target people with acute, lifesaving needs clusive, as well as IDP return responses. Investments
for shelter materials, essential household items, or a in these solutions are expected to be more inclusive
combination of both solely based on identified needs. and improve living conditions of the affected popula-
tion. The ES/NFI Cluster has estimated that a total of
The Cluster will continue diversifying its shelter US$144.2 million will be needed to provide Shelter and
response to the conflict and climate-induced displace- NFI assistance for around 3.7 million people identified
ment affected population by building upon the posi- as most in need.
tive coping mechanisms and exiting IDPs preferred
settlement type through community engagement.
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ES/NFI interventions require significant materials and track and reach under-served areas and community
therefore incur procurement, transportation, and distri- members, such as people living with disabilities, and
bution costs. Costs related to the provision of Shelter areas where there is the biggest gap between the
and NFI are based on a full cost recovery model that severity of need, the number of people in need, and
includes the procurement of the shelter and non-food the response.
items on the local and international markets. Costs
related to warehousing, transportation, distribution, The Cluster partners have organizational monitoring
human resources, and monitoring are also included. frameworks and reporting templates. However, three
While local procurement could minimize costs for main tools will be used at the sector level throughout
specific items and are preferred in terms of quality the program cycle, including monthly 5Ws where part-
and quantity, local markets often cannot consistently ners report on activities and beneficiaries, disaggre-
meet demands at scale due to limited local production gated by age and gender, as well as items/supplies in
and current macroeconomic challenges. The reliance stocks and pipelines. These reports indicate whether
on local/international commercial imports also needs the Cluster is on track to meet its targets and reach
careful consideration to ensure that local markets are different geographical areas. Furthermore, the ES/
not negatively impacted for the population not reliant NFI Cluster will use post-distribution and construction
on humanitarian assistance. All the ES/NFI cluster monitoring, as well as agency complaints and feed-
standard response options are developed and cost back mechanisms (CFM) to enable effective feedback
through the Technical Working Group (TWiG). on partner operations that can be used to improve
program design in the future.
Monitoring
The ES/NFI Cluster will continue relying on DTM, MIRA, Monitoring data will be made publicly available on
and cluster-led assessments as vital data sources. the Humanitarian Response website and the ES/NFI
Other proxy sources will be sought, including indi- Sector website every month and through complemen-
vidual partner assessments, regional assessments, tary sector-specific products (maps, interactive dash-
or OCHA-led multisectoral assessments. Through boards, etc.). Periodic response planning and moni-
sub-national counterparts, the Cluster will continue toring (RPM) will be uploaded monthly to highlight
to monitor displacement and the impact of disas- progress against the targets. Additionally, quarterly
ters throughout the year to guide preparedness and reports will be published on the Global Cluster website
response to meet needs. The Cluster has 62 partners with data and analyses, and monthly dashboards will
in eight regions who will work towards meeting the be circulated reflecting outcome progress, gaps, and
2023 HRP targets. Specific efforts will be made to response analysis.Objectives, Indicators and Targets
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Ensure that crisis-affected people have equitable access to adequate and environmental shelter solutions to protect and
safeguard their health, security, privacy, and dignity.
% HHs who say their safety and privacy is improved after receiving shelter
100%
assistance
# displacement affected population that received in-kind or cash for

emergency shelter assistance to improve physical protection and to 1,863,741 1,438,388
reduce the consequences of health risks
CO2: Increase equitable, safe, and inclusive access to appropriate emergency shelter and household’s necessities limiting
negative impact on the environment whilst improving the protection and the living conditions of the crisis-affected people.
% displacment affected people reporting safe, accountable and

100%
transparent access to Shelter&NFI support
# displacement affected populations that have received Non-food items

1,802,546 1,286,713
that consider the most vulnerable or at risk and beneficiaries' safety
# persons with disabilities, older people, and persons with a chronic

318,096 227,067
illness covered by Disability and Inclusion NFI Kits
# displacement affected population receiving emergency shelter and NFI

1,126,328 903,424
assistance disaggregated per gender and age.
# persons with disabilities, older people, and persons with a chronic

198,764 159,428
illness covered by Disability and Inclusion emergency shelter and NFI Kits.
CO3: Enhance resilience through shelter and settlement support in recovery, reintegration, and relocation, whilst limiting
negative impact on the environment.
# displacement affected populations with their shelters repaired/that

906,949 603,999
have receved shelter repair kits
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3.7
Food
20.1M 20.1M 2,165.0M

52% 24% 24% 18%
Objective 880,080 Permanent Direct Support (PDS) clients will
Save lives and protect livelihoods of acute food receive 12 months of support and 6.11 million Public
insecure people through timely provision of cash/ Work (PW) clients will receive 6 months of support.
food assistance. Through an integrated and coordinated approach,
food response will be provided in collaboration with
Response other planned activities that aim to build resilience
Conflict and drought are the main drivers of food of the most vulnerable households and contribute
insecurity in Ethiopia, contributing to growing human- to increased incomes and access to food from
itarian needs in affected regions. Food rations will own sources.
be distributed to an estimated 20.1 million people,
including 11 million people in drought affected The food response will be coordinated through the
regions, in the southern and eastern parts of the Prioritization Committee (PC) at national level and
country where income and food sources have been food cluster coordination in the targeted regions,
severely impacted. In northern Ethiopia, 9.4 million including in priority areas where there are concerns of
acute food insecure people, comprising of internally high levels of food insecurity. Partners, EDRMC and
displaced people (IDPs), vulnerable people from the FSCO will be involved in developing the Integrated
the host community, and returning IDPs will receive Cash Food Response Plans (ICFRP), which will have
regular distributions of cash or food rations. Based information on number of people to be assisted at
on the “single” operator approach, woredas will be woreda level, modality of transfers (in-kind or cash)
allocated to the three food partners: the Govern- and the confirmed resources that are available to
ment of Ethiopia through the Ethiopia Disaster respond to food needs in the country. The ICFRP will
Risk Management Commission (EDRMC) and the be updated twice a year based on updated projected
Food Security Coordination Office (FSCO); the Joint food needs from seasonal assessments, and commu-
Emergency Operations (JEOP) and the World Food nicated to relevant stakeholders, including the regions
Programme (WFP). Additional resources are expected for planning of the food response, the Government
to be provided through the shock responsive safety and donor community for resource mobilization.
net (SRSN) to support vulnerable people in drought
affected regions in a coordinated and timely manner. Through a harmonized targeting and prioritization
In addition, 6.99 million people will receive cash and strategy, partners will utilize evidence from food
food assistance from the Government and partners security assessments to ensure distribution of cash/
through the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), food to the most vulnerable households, including
which is targeting 430 woredas in nine regions. the internally displaced people (IDPs), returning IDPs,
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SEKOTA WOREDA/AMHARA REGION, ETHIOPIA

Netsanet, preparing food as per lessons learned from health extension
workers, from the woreda health post. Sekota Woreda , Hamusit
Kebele©UNICEF Ethiopia/Nahom Tesfaye
female headed households, households with children The food response is planned to be provided through
under the age of 5 years and household with disabled cash and in-kind modalities. Cash will be prioritized
members. This will involve engagements and consul- in woredas that are assessed to be feasible for
tations with the affected communities and ensure cash transfers, where there are functioning markets
implementation of a protection and gender-based including availability of payments mechanism,
violence (GBV) risk mitigation approach including this comprises woredas that are already receiving
ensuring participation of representatives of various cash transfers through the productive safety-net
population groups (older people, people with disability, programme (PSNP).
women) in targeting and food distribution committees,
and selection of food distribution sites that are close Failure to provide adequate food assistance will result
to communities. In areas with PSNP support, the plan in high levels of food and nutrition insecurity among
is for EDRMC and FSCO to implement a single delivery the most vulnerable population groups, particularly in
system, including having a single targeting committee communities where external assistance is the main
and use of the Rural Payroll and Attendance Sheet source of food. In addition, there is a risk that some of
System (RPASS) for both cash and food payments. the most food insecure households will employ nega-
Partners will implement community feedback and tive coping strategies, if resources are not secured to
response mechanisms (for example hotlines, help cover the identified food gaps.
desks, household interviews), to ensure an effective
approach in engaging the targeted communities. Cost of Response
An estimated US $2.16 billion will be required to
provide food assistance to almost 20.1 million people
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in the country. This includes an estimated US$458 Response Monitoring

million to be distributed through cash transfers, and The food response will be monitored through onsite
US$1.707 billion which will be required for partners field visits and post distribution monitoring, for part-
to procure, distribute in-kind food commodities, and ners to have evidence to inform on adjustments in the
monitor food cluster activities. Although the number planned activities. For onsite monitoring, partners will
of people to be targeted by partners has decreased collect information from recipients on effectiveness
by 1.5% from 20.4 million in 2022, the cost of the of the targeting, and food or cash distribution process.
response has increased by 29% from US$1,684 billion Through post distribution monitoring, partners will
in 2022, due to a projected rise in operational costs, obtain feedback from beneficiaries on utilization of
which are estimated based on the cost per MT for the cash/food and assess satisfaction with the cash/
in-kind food distributions. The financial requirement food response processes, including selection of bene-
for the food cluster is estimated based on full cost ficiaries, gender, and protection considerations in the
approach, which includes resources required for food response (for example, selection of food distri-
partners to distribute in-kind food commodities or bution points). Indicators to be monitored will include
cash, conduct surveys and assessments, and moni- the food consumption and household coping strat-
toring of food response activities. The plan is for egies, which both provides an indication of changes
the food response to be enhanced in 2023, to allow in the food security situation of targeted households,
for regular and timely food distributions to affected including among the most vulnerable households
people: food insecure people identified through (household headed by older person, female headed
the household economy approach will be assisted households, children, and girls etc.). In addition, part-
during the months when they will be facing food gaps, ners will conduct food security surveys, to get updates
during the lean season, and the IDPs and returning on key food security parameters, including through
IDPs will be assisted through monthly food distribu- the Food Security Monitoring Surveys (FSMS) and
tions. The monthly support to the IDPs and returning regular food security assessments. Updates from the
IDPs has contributed to increase in the cost of the household economy approach (HEA) will provide infor-
response, when compared to 2022 when these acute mation on the number of people below the survival
food insecure people were assisted through a round threshold, which informs on the prioritization of the
based approach. food/cash distributions. For cash transfers, market
monitoring exercises conducted by technical partners
will inform adjustment of the cash transfer values, as
the aim is for beneficiaries to purchase a standard
food basket with the distributed cash resources.
Saving lives and protect livelihoods of acute food insecure people through timely provision of cash/food assistance.health, security,
privacy, and dignity.
Quantity of cash/voucher distributed to beneficiaries (in US$) 461,520,919
Quantity of food distributed to beneficiaries (in MT) 1,757,449
# beneficiaries assisted through in-kind food or cash transfers 20,105,317 20,105,317
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3.8
Health
17.4M 9.8M 303.5M

53% 24% 24% 18%
Objectives SO2: Provide protection and safe access to critical,
The objective of health is to ensure equitable access integrated and inclusive basic services to enable 9.3
to essential life-saving quality health services to million most vulnerable people to meet their basic
the affected population with focus on sexual and needs by the end of 2023.
reproductive health, maternal health, prevention and
control of communicable and non-communicable • CO2. Ensure operational readiness for early
diseases, mental health and psychosocial support detection, investigation and response to health
and child health services with strong emphasis on emergencies including epidemic prone disease
intersectoral collaboration with relevant cluster such outbreaks, including COVID-19, measles and EVD.
as WASH, Nutrition and Food to ensure integrated
service delivery to the affected population. The health SO3: Support 9.4 million vulnerable people to start
cluster will also engage with relevant stakeholders to recovering from crisis and natural hazards, through
strengthen recovery of the health system as well as to targeted programming, to support rebuilding coping
build health system resilience. capacities and livelihoods and strengthen linkages
with development actors by the end of 2023.
SO1: Reduce morbidity, mortality, and suffering from
protection threats and incidences for 22.6 million of • CO3. Support recovery and restoration of essen-
the most vulnerable people by the end of 2023. tial health services disrupted or damaged by
natural or human induced disasters including
• CO1. Ensure equitable access to life-saving essen- minor rehabilitation of health infrastructure.
tial healthcare services, including sexual and
reproductive health services, child health, mental Response
health, trauma care communicable and non-com- Based on the analysis of the current health profile
municable diseases, to all persons in needs of the country, the Health Cluster has identified over
including internally displaced persons, affected 17,3M in people in need (PIN) and targeted 9.82M to
host communities, returning IDPs, women, men, receive various intervention. The PIN and targets were
girls, and boys as well as people with disability derived from historical data analysis of key health indi-
and elderly persons with emphasis on gender cators (health status, accessibility, and availability of
sensitive approach. health services), i.e., health sectoral severity analysis
and review of disease outbreak risks, and the status
of the health system. The response design focuses on
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providing life-saving essential health services in line The cluster will collaborate with the MOH and EPHI to
with national and international humanitarian stand- conduct a comprehensive assessment of the status
ards, based on the epidemiological profile of disease of health facilities using the Health Resource Availa-
outbreaks, disease burden, seasonality, and trauma-re- bility and Mapping System (HeRAMS). The results of
lated emergency requirements. Prevention, prepar- the assessment will be used for strong advocacy with
edness and response activities will be undertaken developmental partners and the donor community to
with special attention given to vulnerable groups, raise funds to cover the cost of rehabilitation of health
including women, children, the elderly, and persons facilities and resume provision full package of health
with disabilities. Due to the disruption of the health services to the affected population.
system, the health cluster partners will be strength-
ening service delivery at the health facility level and Cost of Response
addition to the Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams The major cost component of the health response
(MHNT) strategy in areas with limited or no access in 2023 will include the cost of activities, medicines
to health facilities. To ensure efficient and effective and medical supplies, service delivery cost, and cost
use of resources, the health cluster will also leverage of minor maintenance and rehabilitation of health
on intersectoral approach started in 2022 between facilities. The key activity costs are those of surveil-
WASH, Nutrition, Agriculture and Food clusters to lance, water quality monitoring and case management.
ensure integrated response to acute malnutrition. The All activities have training and supportive supervi-
cluster will collaborate with other clusters to guide sion components.
partners to design and implement integrated projects
for maximum output. The current economic situation in the country notably
the rising cost of living and the cost of fuel will be
The health cluster currently has 45 operational the main driving forces for the cost of the health
partners comprising of National NGOs, International response in 2023. The service delivery cost will mainly
NGOs, United Nations agencies, and governmental focus on deployment of Mobile Health and Nutrition
organizations with varied capacities to deliver a wide Teams (MHNTs) and Rapid Response Teams (RRTs)
range of health services across the country. The to investigate and respond to outbreaks. The health
cluster will collaborate with the Ministry of Health and cluster will also require resources to assess the
the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) to build status of health facilities and minor maintenance to
the capacity of these organizations and ensure that enhance the capacity to deliver the essential health
health services are delivered according to national service package.
and international standards. To achieve this, the
health cluster will work to diversify its sources of Monitoring
funding by appealing to bilateral and multilateral The health cluster will continue to actively monitor
donors to support its programs and initiatives. The the progress of implementation through collection
cluster is committed to ensuring transparency and of data based on the selected indicators. This will
accountability to both the donor community and the include quantitative data on health supplies procured
affected population by ensuring that funds are used and distributed to the last mile, number of people
for the intended purpose while also advocating for receiving targets interventions etc. as well as quali-
involvement of the affected population in the planning tative indicators such as incident rates, case fatality
and implementation of interventions. In consideration rates, for selected diseases. Data will be collected
of the diversity of the target population, the cluster using the customized 5W matrix and other sources
has designed its activities to reflect the needs of the such as the DHIS2, EPHI and the MOH. The HeRAMs
various population segments. The cluster will fully platform and general assessments and surveys will
ensure strict adherence to humanitarian principles also be employed periodically to monitor the status of
to prevent GBV and SEA and well as deliver MHPSS implementation of planned activities.
services to the affected population. Priority will be
given to prevention of GBV whilst also responding to
the health needs of GBV survivors.
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Ensure equitable access to life-saving essential healthcare services, including sexual and reproductive health services, child health,
mental health, trauma care communicable and non-communicable diseases, to all persons in needs including internally displaced
persons, affected host communities, returnees, women, men, girls, and boys as well as people with disability and elderly persons with
emphasis on gender friendly sensitive approach.
# primary healthcare consultations provided 1,242,242 1,242,242
# births attended by skilled health personnel 3,444,619 1,919,858
# children receiving measles vaccine 5,165,499 2,582,750
# people referred to higher level and/or specialized health services 750
# children receiving treatment for SAM with medical complications 123,803 123,803
Ensure operational readiness for early detection, investigation and response to health emergencies including epidemic prone disease
outbreaks, including COVID-19, Cholera, measels and EVD.
# Health workers trained and have the capacity to manage an outbreak 333
# community members receiving health messages 5,798,866 2,345,980
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3.9
Logistics
REQUIREMENTS (US$)
$24.8M
Objectives further cohesion and synergies between humanitarian
In Ethiopia, the Logistics Cluster and UNHAS work actors in Ethiopia.
closely to provide the humanitarian actors with
access to logistics services. UNHAS
Air services provided by the United Nations Human-
The Logistics Cluster is co-led by the Ethiopian itarian Air Service (UNHAS) continue to constitute
Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC). As the only option to travel to some destinations within
a provider of last resort, the Logistics Cluster does not Ethiopia. The lack of a safe, secure and efficient
intend to act as a competitor in the market for logis- commercial alternative makes UNHAS one of few
tics services in country. Rather, it is responsible only options to reach those locations safely and to ensure
to provide logistics services that fill identified gaps in high standard of aviation security on the ground. The
logistics capacity, where access and funding permit need for UNHAS to provide crucial air services for
and where these gaps limit the ability of the human- the entire humanitarian community will remain at the
itarian community to meet their logistics needs in core of the logistics response. The United Nations
carrying out the humanitarian response. In response Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) provides safe,
to the current situation and additional expected chal- reliable, efficient and cost-effective inter-agency air
lenges, the Logistics Cluster objective will continue transport services (regular scheduled flights and
to be the provision of access to common logistics special/ad-hoc/charter flights) to key locations for
services (storage and transport), free of charge to the over 150 UN agencies, NGOs and Donor organizations
humanitarian partner organizations as a last resource. providing humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia, thereby
By supporting partner organizations with access to supporting life-saving relief programmes.
common services, the Logistics Cluster enables the
humanitarian community to achieve economies of Response
scale and to focus their resources on delivering their Based on the needs expressed and identified by the
main mandates. Additionally, the Logistics Cluster humanitarian community, the Government of Ethiopia,
objective is to support the coordination effort in the the Humanitarian Country Team and the Inter-Cluster
Northern Ethiopia Response and other parts of the Coordination Group, the Logistics Cluster aims to
country as required, to minimize the duplications of continue to facilitate access to sufficient and reliable
efforts and ensure cost effectiveness for partners, information sharing, coordination mechanisms and
as well as to support the timely sharing of logistics access to logistics services, in particular storage and
information to all partners involved in the response. overland transport for humanitarian organizations
The Logistics Cluster aims to continue to service as within Ethiopia. While the Logistics Cluster supports
a one-stop shop for both humanitarian partners and the entire humanitarian community, prioritization
government counterparts, and act as a platform for
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of activities is done based on funding available and Until February 2022, the UNHAS operational fleet
priority areas targeted by relevant clusters. consisted of three fixed-wing aircraft (two C-208Bs
Grand Caravans and one DHC8-402 “Q400”) serving
• Filling logistics gaps for partners by providing mainly the Somali and Tigray regions of Ethiopia. In
common services such as storage and trans- response to the critical situation in the Tigray region,
portation services, as well as coordination of UNHAS added a cargo aircraft into its fleet, a B737F
convoy movements. with 13 MT capacity, to support the airlift demand
coordinated by the Logistics Cluster.
• Coordination and Information Management
on logistics gaps and bottlenecks in strategic
locations and continue to provide a common Cost of Response
platform for government counterparts and the The operational requirements are estimated based
humanitarian partners in Ethiopia, regarding on the current costs of the eight logistics and coordi-
logistics concerns. nation hubs in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Adama, Bahir
Dar, Gondar, Kombolcha, Shire, Mekele, Semera). As
• Logistics capacity strengthening of partners
outlined in the cost breakdown, most of the require-
through trainings
ments are driven by common services such as storage
and transportation, free of cost to services users. The
Through its response, the Logistics Cluster will
common services are free of use to all partners that
contribute to the humanitarian partners’ ability to
are registered organization in Ethiopia.
reach affected populations in need despite logis-
tics bottlenecks faced by the responding partners.
However, the operational requirements could be
Through its coordination with the government
subject to reviews, should additional logistics
counterparts and in a context where bureaucratic
gaps and needs be identified and require Logs
impediments have been highlighted as an important
Cluster support.
challenge by the Logs Cluster partners, the Logs
Cluster aims to support partners in the timely delivery
IM & Coordination $1,156,223.12
of assistance to the populations in need.
Storage $1,671,680.40
UNHAS
The limited safe, secure and efficient commercial Transport (road and freight) $9,500,000.00
alternatives endorsed by the United Nations to
UNHAS $12,500,000.00
fly humanitarian personnel across some areas in
Ethiopia makes the United Nations Humanitarian
Total $24,827,903.52
Air Service (UNHAS) one of few options to reach
locations safely, while providing high standards of Out of which: 12,327,903 USD is for Logistics Cluster.
aviation security. To address this, WFP will continue to
run UNHAS to enable humanitarian workers to reach
and respond to needs through the implementation
Response Monitoring
and monitoring of projects. UNHAS will: provide safe,
• The Logistics Cluster monitors its logistics
efficient and cost-effective inter-agency transport to
services through the Relief Item Tracking
UN agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
Application (RITA). All Service Request Forms
and other stakeholders; transport cargo (including
(SRFs) submitted by partners requesting
medical supplies and high-value equipment); and
logistics services provide data on the type of
provide timely medical and security evacuations for
service required and details on the cargo which
the humanitarian community.
is requested to be handled on behalf of the
Logistics Cluster.
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• Additionally, the Logistics Cluster tracks the move- Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), Inter Cluster
ment of cargo and airlifts to Northern Ethiopia Coordination Group (ICCG), Emergency Coordina-
in collaboration with teams and partners on the tion Centre (ECC), OCHA, and the humanitarian
ground and using established reporting channels. partner it facilitates services for, as required.
• The Logistics Cluster updates its Concept of • UNHAS monitoring follows WFP Aviation standard
Operations as required, and is accessible on the procedures to minimize risks and ensure opera-
Logistics Cluster website. The document outlines tional efficiency and effectiveness. UNHAS’ main
the modalities of accessing the common services governing body is the Steering Committee (SC),
through the Logistics Cluster and the mandate of based in Addis Ababa to provide administrative
the Logistics Cluster in Ethiopia. advice and guidance on funding modalities and
mobilization, review of utilization of air transport
• Regarding the Logistics Cluster’s coordination
resources, and the host government’s policies on
mandate, the Logistics Cluster tracks the attend-
air transport for humanitarian activities. The flight
ance of partners to the regular coordination
schedule and the operational fleet are adjusted if
meetings taking place in its different hubs. This is
and when required following feedback from users
done thanks to the available functions on Teams
at the User Group Committee (UGC) meetings.
and saves this information to report monthly
UNHAS Ethiopia monitors and evaluates passenger
on the number of partners attending coordina-
and cargo traffic using its Performance Manage-
tion meetings.
ment Tool (PMT), which allows for trends to be
• For its information management mandate, the visualized and performances to be monitored. The
Logistics Cluster tracks the number of published PMT enables the identification of strategic and
Information management products on its operational areas for improvement (efficiency/
website, and through the support of the Logistics effectiveness). In addition, surveys such as the
Cluster HQ, is also tracking the number of visits Passenger Satisfaction Survey (PSS) and the
on the website. Provision of Access Satisfaction Survey (PASS) are
• The Logistics Cluster Coordinator will provide oper- used to measure the overall satisfaction of users
ational reports to the Head of Supply Chain and and to ensure that UNHAS is adequately serving
WFP Country Director on regular basis, as well as the needs of the humanitarian community
updates to other humanitarian bodies, such as the
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facilitate and streamline the access to logistics services
INDICATORS TARGET
# trucks submitted for EDRMC Supprot letter to Tigray 1260
# organizations served with logistics services 55
Total volume of cargo transported (MT) 12000
Total volume of cargo stored (m3) 15200
Providing capacity strenghtening opportunities through logistics trainings
# trainings organized by the Logistics Cluster 7
# organizations trained 50
Providing information management and coordination to the humanitarian community of the Norther Ethiopia Response
Total # organizations attending coordination meetings 100
# IM products published online 190
UNHAS: facilitate the access to logistics services for the entire humanitarian community
User satisfaction Rate (%) 90
Passenger transports on regular scheduled and ad-hoc flights versus books (%) 95
% of light cargo transported on regular scheduled and ad-hoc flights versis booked 95
% of Security and medical evacuation requests completed 100
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3.10
Nutrition
7.4M 4.9M 359.2M

74% 26% 0% 18%
Objectives response mechanisms, simplified approaches,
The nutrition response will provide lifesaving assis- and adaptive care.
tance in line with the scope and scale of the multiple
3. Enhance preparedness capacity, boost nutri-
crises facing the country but will also focus on preven-
tion early warning mechanisms and develop a
tive approaches to reduce the burden of malnutrition
robust monitoring and prioritization system for
and the surge in the number of acute malnutrition
decision making
cases. The response will prioritize the populations
most at risk of death and will increase the capacity of 4. Reduce burden of wasting by promoting a scal-
partners to serve people in hard-to-reach areas and able and affordable package of interventions with
IDPs. The link with resilience efforts is essential for intersectoral collaboration from the food, agri-
nutrition interventions at the community level. Due culture, health, WASH, protection, and education
to the multi-causal nature of malnutrition, a coordi- sectors, and increasing community accountability
nated and multi-sectoral effort with other clusters is for nutrition interventions and proposing alterna-
required for the response to be effective and efficient, tive local solutions.
as well as to reduce the dramatic increase in needs Response
and the risk of death from medical complications The nutrition response modality focuses on strength-
among malnourished cases. ening the capacity of health facilities and communi-
ties to provide prevention and treatment services for
1. Extend the coverage, improve quality, and acute malnutrition in its various forms to both chil-
timeliness of life saving nutrition interventions dren under-five years of age (including children under
throughout the continuum of care, while reaching two) and pregnant and lactating women. In priority
all targeted populations in the affected areas, areas, according to the severity of the classification, it
enhancing early key nutrition actions, ensuring is strongly recommended to provide a package of key
continued availability of commodities and nutrition interventions ensuring a continuum of care.
increased surge capacity for nutrition services in Priority populations include pregnant women, infants,
health facilities and at the community. new-borns, young children, and children under 5 years
2. Adapt the nutrition response and interventions of age. To this end, it is necessary to mobilize inputs
for humanitarian action to reach populations in and to include, in coordination with health cluster,
greatest need (hard-to-reach areas, displaced outreach interventions like mobile health and nutrition
populations, pregnant and lactating women, teams to identify as many cases of malnutrition as
infants, and young children) though rapid
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SOMALI REGION, ETHIOPIA

Momina, a community volunteer teaches mothers about the danger signs on infants and
young children. Momina is a link between her community and health facilities. ©UNICEF
Ethiopia/2022/Mulugeta Ayene
possible at an early stage and to promote early treat- In terms of planning, the nutrition sector has applied
ment and referral. the lessons learned from the response in the north
of the country in 2022. The cluster at national
On the operational side, it is recommended that and sub-national level will encourage the use of
nutrition partners should cover at least one woreda micro-planning tools for better monitoring at woreda
(all health facilities) and implement the full package and regional level of the necessary and available
of nutrition interventions. It is discouraged to have inputs as well as the presence of partners and the
several partners in one woreda, so as to align with the prioritization processes. In 2022 more than 80% of the
Government’s one woreda one partner principle. This nutrition response budget was allocated (a proportion
division and geographical designation are the strategy will be carried over). The participation of the affected
to reach a maximum of woredas with covered needs population, local civil society partners, and a more
with the necessary support and to identify areas with substantial gender approach will be prioritized.
gaps. The Nutrition Cluster partners will make delib-
erate efforts to fully map partners and facilitate the The lack of sufficient resources and the current global
even support by partners across the priority woredas. crises may affect the scale and consistency of the
response, leading to increased risk of mortality and
At the policy level, the endorsement of a simplified morbidity, particularly among children under 5 years
protocol for the treatment of acute malnutrition in of age with acute malnutrition. In the case of lack of
exceptional situations has provided opportunities nutritional inputs or complications of global procure-
to adopt more flexible approaches to rapid and ad ments and if food and nutrients are available in the
hoc response. market, the use of alternatives to assist moderate
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cases will be encouraged and defined (local recipes, more Cost Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) for nutrition
cash transfers and vouchers, etc). in emergency interventions in Ethiopia.
Cost of Response Monitoring

Cost per child treated for wasting ranges depending The nutrition situation in Ethiopia, is being monitored
on the region, the type of modality and the cost and data from assessments and mass screenings of
efficiency from the implementing partner providing nutrition status of children under 5 and pregnant and
the full nutrition package of interventions. Economies lactating women are showing high proxy prevalence
of scale can be attained if implementing partners of wasting in conflict and drought affected areas.
coverage is at woreda level and they have joint Evidence and information need to be used for decision
agreements with WHO, UNICEF and WFP as providers making. Available data (Global acute malnutrition
of commodities. In 2022 nutrition commodity prices rates by MUAC and global acute malnutrition by
increased globally due to supply constraints. Local Weight/Height) is being used to monitor the situation.
production for RUTF and RUSF became a challenge Regular updates on the nutrition status of the popula-
and even if capacity has been reinforced, not all tion are needed to monitor the situation and identify
the commodities can be procured locally. Transpor- new areas of concern.
tations costs are also increasing as the frequency
increased from quarterly to monthly basis. Efforts For the response monitoring, the population reached
are to be deployed for end user monitoring to avoid will be tracked. The number and coverage of imple-
misuse. Cost of assessments will be also higher menting partners and the availability of inputs will be
as per increased needed number and quality of also monitored, and the micro plan developed by the
representative primary data collection events. The cluster will be used on a quarterly basis at national
sector is also undertaking nutrition surveys covering level for joint monitoring meetings with key partners.
health and food security information at livelihood Monthly data from the ENCU dataset and DHIS2 will
level, increasing the scope, sampling, and costs of be used to monitor the quality and reach of nutrition
data collection. activities. To enhance intersectoral collaboration, a
specific monitoring system will be put in place with
The preferred costing method for the ENCU nutrition indicators from each cluster, including the cash
cluster is based on estimating the unit cost per working group.
activity. Partners are strongly encouraged to conduct
Extend the coverage of nutrition live saving interventions in a continuum of care, for reaching in an anticipatory and consistent manner all
the targeted population in the affected areas, enhancing early key nutrition actions, continued availability of commodities and increased
surge capacity from nutrition services in health facilities and at the community.
Pregnant and lactating women/caretakers of children under two children

341,294 85,323
who attended IYCF-E individual counseling sessions/group education
# children with SAM with medical complicatons admitted in SC

123,803 123,803
(Cummulative of new cases)
# children with SAM admitted in OTP (Cummulative of new cases) 1,114,227 1,114,227
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Adapt nutrition response and interventions for humanitarian action to reach the population in greatest need of nutrition assistance
(unreachable areas, population displaced, pregnant and lactating women, infants and young children, though rapid response
mechanisms, simplified approaches and adaptative care.
NEED TARGET
# children with MAM that received treatment (assisted) 3,002,720 2,252,040
# pregnant and lactating women malnourrished that received nutrition

954,487 954,487
assistance
# children under five and pregnant and lactating women assisted with
1,839,559 380,000
BSFP
Enhance preparedness capacity, boost early warning mechanisms for nutrition and a develop a robust monitoring system and
prioritization tools for decision making
# EPRP prepared 6
# Standard Nutriton Assessment conducted 20
Reduce burden of wasting promoting scalable and affordable preventive package of interventions with intersectoral collaboration from
Food, agriculture, health, WASH, protection, education, increasing community accountability for nutrition interventions and proposing
alternative local solutions.
# woredas supported through the ISC initiatives 15
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3.11
Protection
10.4M 4.9M 344.5M

59% 25% 16% 17%
Objectives well as people with disability and those affected
In 2023 the Protection Cluster, together with its Child by explosive hazards.
Protection, Gender-Based Violence, Mine Action
Areas of Responsibility (AoRs) and House, Land and • CO3 Strengthen and implement community-based
Property (HLP) Working Group, will seek to prevent responses, resilience activities, and durable
and mitigate protection risks and their harmful solutions, including through protection aware-
consequences for the civilian population in Ethiopia ness-raising and enhancement of individual and
affected by conflict and natural disasters, including community coping strategies and conflict resolu-
drought and flood. More than 11,6 million individuals tion mechanisms.
in Ethiopia require specialized lifesaving and life-sus-
taining protection services in 2023, and the Protection • CO4 Enhance protection mainstreaming across
Cluster as a whole will target 5 million people in need. sectors incorporating protection principles into
The Protection Cluster will work with protection stake- humanitarian aid delivery targeting partners,
holders, community-based structures and non-protec- service providers, civil society and authorities.
tion actors to identify the most vulnerable ones and
address their protection needs. Response
The focus of the Protection Cluster response will
The Protection Cluster sectoral objectives for 2023 are continue to be on the protection risks triggered
the following: by conflict – including but not limited to Northern
Ethiopia and Oromia region – and natural disasters,
• CO1 Prevent harm to persons at risk of or mitigate including flood and the drought that is a recurring
harm to persons who have suffered life-threat- problem in the Southern and Eastern parts of the
ening events, violence, abuse or serious neglect, country. The Cluster will target affected persons living
and support the restoration of people’s capacity in and fleeing from the woredas that are classified as
to live a safe and dignified life through life-saving catastrophic or as being at an extreme level of severity,
specialized services. prioritizing those at heightened risk including women
and child-headed households, pregnant and lactating
• CO2 Provide protection assistance and special- women, unaccompanied and separated children, older
ized life-sustaining protection services to mitigate persons, those suffering from chronic diseases and
and address protection risks for conflict and persons with disabilities.
disaster affected women, men, boys and girls, as
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GAMVELLA REGION, ETHIOPIA

Adolescents and youth at a SRH youth-friendly conversation led by UNFPA-partner at
the Youth Center in Gambella city. Photo by UNFPA Ethiopia, Paula Seijo.
The Cluster’s response will be guided by a human The Protection Cluster will employ cash assistance
rights and community-based approach, taking into as a response modality where this is feasible. It will
consideration different forms of discrimination and include emergency cash to address urgent protection
power imbalances to ensure that interventions reach needs and to complement other services provided
those who are disproportionally affected. By placing through case management and Individual Protection
affected people at the center of operational deci- Assistance. Cash for Protection will be provided as
sion-making, and building protection strategies in part- an additional one-off support to extremely vulnerable
nership with them, they will be better protected, their households and individuals who face severe protec-
capacity to identify, develop and sustain solutions will tion risks and have limited to no access to livelihood
be strengthened, and the resources available will be opportunities. This approach is intended to prevent or
used more effectively. The capacity of duty-bearers minimize resorting to negative coping mechanisms.
to meet their obligations to respect, protect and fulfil
human rights will be straightened as will the ability of Limited capacity and operational presence in some
affected persons to claim their rights. The protection regions and access constraints have been a major
response will in the first place seek to prevent or challenge in 2022 along with critical underfunding.
mitigate the harm and traumatic effects caused by If this situation continues in 2023, protection inter-
conflict, drought and resulting displacement. Life- ventions and delivery of services to those who need
saving interventions will include psychosocial support, them the most will be significantly impacted. It means
case management and referral services, family tracing that for instance survivors of violence and abuse,
and alternative care options for UASC, material and including victims of serious human rights violations,
cash assistance, and legal counselling. Life-sustaining will be left without life-saving support and remain
interventions will encompass improving access exposed to further harm. Limited livelihood opportu-
to civil documentation to ensure access to basic nities and food insecurity may lead to a rise in social
services, and activities to promote social cohesion tension, leaving the most vulnerable behind and with
and reduce tension. Promoting sustainable durable no support hence increasing the risk of resorting to
solutions and access to livelihood opportunities will negative coping mechanisms.
contribute to an enhanced protective environment in
the medium to long term.
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3.11.1 Protection: Child Protection
7.0M 2.1M 95.5M

82% 9% 9% 17%
In 2023, the Child Protection Area of Responsibility protection services, such as case management
(AoR) will continue to tailor the response to the and referrals, multi sectoral and multipurpose
evolving situation and the emerging needs. This will cash assistant including for, but not limited to,
be through strengthening community-based child children living in the most severe localities, IDP
protection networks, localization and rapid deploy- sites (informal settlements, collective centers,
ment of CP resources addressing urgent protection camps, and transit centers), newly displaced
needs arising from renewed hostilities or sudden populations.
displacement, and providing initial measures, in line
3. Optimize child protection outcomes through
with Child Protection minimum assistance package
engagement with other sectors including Educa-
while ensuring the adequate protection response and
tion and Food.
mitigation of protection risks (e.g. rapid assessments
and protection presence at gathering sites; psycholog- 4. Systematize efforts to build a sustainable commu-
ical first aid, prevention of family separation, community-based child protection workforce ensuring
nication on available services, immediate support to the ratio of professional social workers across
and referral of persons with specific needs). Preven- Ethiopia by strengthening and broadening existing
tion of child protection risks will be an integral part Child Protection committees and networks at
of the response, increasing the capacity to cope with the community level to facilitate more sustain-
and adapt to multiple and varied shocks and stresses. able, community-led CP risk mitigation and
response measures.
The Child Protection AoR will pursue the 5. Generate evidence on core child protection issues
following priorities: to inform humanitarian responses and advocacy
with duty bearers.
1. Provide a minimum assistance package of child
6. Enhance capacity sharing and exchange with
protection services to newly displaced popula-
national and local NGOs in order to strengthen
tions through center-based and outreach/mobile
their institutional, operational and technical
approaches to bring services closer and faster
capacities as part of the overall sector strategy to
to those in need. This package includes informa-
scale up services.
tion on the prevention of family separation and
psychosocial distress; mental health and psycho- 7. Support multi-sector and integrated responses
social support interventions for children and contributing to child protection outcomes by
caregivers; and detection and timely support to enhancing referral pathways and networks
children at risk and survivors of violence, exploita- through a multi-cluster approach, particularly
tion, neglect and abuse. by strengthening those referral pathways and
coordination with child protection caseworkers
2. Improve the quality of community-based child
and other sectors for more holistic care.
protection interventions and specialized child
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8. Support children to obtain birth certificates sified groups, supporting existing community driven
as this legal proof of identity can help protect initiatives. Additionally, in support of the localization
children from violence, abuse and exploitation. agenda, the AoR will facilitate capacity sharing and
Without a birth certificate, many children can’t exchange with local and national organizations that
access services such as healthcare services will result in strengthening of institutional, operational,
and education. and technical capacities. This will enable in local
actors increasingly secure flexible and dedicated
Resilience-oriented activities have already been an
funding for child protection, strengthening nexus
integral part of child protection response strategy and
approach and increase their participation, representa-
its interventions. Partners will support the building
tion, and leadership in humanitarian coordination
of community resilience to increase the physical
structures.
and psychological well-being of children and their
caregivers and strengthen the capacity of communi-
National level coordination will also support subna-
ties to prevent and respond to violence, exploitation,
tional capacity and partners to ensure harmonization
and abuse of children through training and aware-
and joint approaches across different locations and
ness-raising activities.
programs. It will also build on linkages with resil-
ience-based programming and actors to support
As social-cohesion is the prerequisite to achieving
efforts to decrease vulnerabilities for targeted popula-
resilience among the communities, CP AoR will
tions and locations.
embed the social cohesion-focused activities like fair
representation of community members from diver-
3.11.2 Protection: Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) AoR
6.7M 2.7M 108.8M

50% 44% 6% 17%
GBV AoR interventions will target population living 1. Lifesaving interventions through strengthening
in areas with severe risks of GBV and huge gaps in access to multi-sectoral GBV services though
quality multisectoral response services. Women and support of entry points especially existing One
girls who are disproportionately affected by GBV will Stop Centres (OSCs), expansion of WGFSs and
be the main target for GBV response services with integration into the mobile health and nutrition
community mobilization targeting the wider commu- teams. The Women and Girls’ Friendly Spaces
nity. Persons living with disabilities, adolescent girls, (WGFS) will be expanded to scale up access
female heads of households and other vulnerable to multi-layered PSS activities including GBV
groups will be prioritized for support. To achieve a case management and other social activities
robust GBV response and prevention environment, the for women and girls. GBV referral pathways will
AoR priorities for 2023 are listed below and will be also be strengthened through comprehensive
guided by the IA GBV Minimum standards11 as well GBV services and partner mapping. In addition,
as survivor centered, human rights and communi- there will be multi-purpose cash support to GBV
ty-based approaches. survivors and other vulnerable women & girls
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to mitigate vulnerability and support survivors’ 4. GBV mainstreaming across the humanitarian
access to available response services. These response using the GBV guidelines for integration
interventions will be accompanied by GBV aware- of GBV in humanitarian action and the GBV pocket
ness with a focus on community engagement and guide to ensure other sectors are addressing GBV
mobilization aimed at addressing stigma on GBV. risks for the affected communities.
Capacity building of frontline service providers
on case management, psychosocial support, and GBV coordination mechanisms will be strengthened at
clinical management of rape through training, the regional level in addition to strengthening the GBV
mentorships will also be prioritized to ensure response environment through development of GBV
quality service provision. Supportive supervision standard operating procedures (SOPs) and, rolling
will be provided to care providers to mitigate out of GBVIMS+ for data management of which both
secondary trauma. processes are in an advanced stage. The process
to contextualize the IASC GBV Minimum standards
2. Strengthening access to life sustaining basic is already in motion as well as stand-alone GBV
services through establishment of new OSCs in assessments and thus they will be prioritized. Cash
underserved areas, Distribution of dignity kits and voucher will be utilized in some livelihoods and
to women and girls of reproductive health age, material support interventions. However, the majority
livelihood programming for vulnerable women and of activities are on direct services provision, systems
girls to mitigate their exposure to negative coping strengthening, environment building and infrastruc-
mechanisms and training of community members tural support. The GBV AoR is integral in PSEA
especially para-legal and para-counsellors in through provision of response services to survivors
addition to provision of legal aid for survivors. of SEA as well as having the referral pathways as part
of the CBCMs. In this regard, there will be enhanced
3. Resilience building through promoting women's collaboration between the AoR and Ethiopia PSEA
socio-economic and political empowerment for network in capacity building, awareness creation as
their involvement in development and peace well as development of guidance documents.
processes as well as engaging communities
towards shifting harmful gender norms and prac-
tices including men & boys’ engagement through
EBIs e.g. SASA! And EMAP etc.
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3.11.3 Protection: Mine Action (MA) AoR
7.0M 703k 10.1M

52% 24% 24% 17%
As part of the humanitarian response, a mine action procedure. As a result, victims will be connected
programme will be implemented to ensure mines and to service providers and cluster partners– such as
explosive ordnance do not adversely affect commu- health, education, and emergency livelihoods– for
nities, causing deaths or injuries or forcing people to appropriate intervention.
engage in risky behaviours. In response to the dire
humanitarian needs caused by the conflict, Mine To ensure an effective, sustainable, and people-cen-
Action partners will carry out technical and non-tech- tred mine action response, the following priorities
nical assessments in areas explosive ordnance are have been identified for 2023:
littered across including residential areas and in IDP
sites– in communal areas and amongst the rubble 1. Hazardous items impeding the delivery of aid or
– posing an immediate risk to life, inhibiting safe causing immediate threat to life are removed.
movement, preventing access to basic services, and
2. Humanitarian, and development partners aid
reducing the delivery of humanitarian aid. Community
agencies are informed about explosive risk mitiga-
focal points will be trained to raise awareness and
tion in their areas of operations.
prompt safe behaviour changes in hard-to-reach areas
by humanitarian actors. The MA AoR will focus on 3. Support the capacity of national and regional
much needed and life-saving Explosive Ordnance mine action authorities in order to ensure greater
Risk Education (EORE) and support to the wider expertise management of mine action activities.
humanitarian sector on the mitigation of risks posed 4. MA conduct gender, culture, language, ethnically
by explosive ordnance. To inform at-risk communities appropriate EORE awareness raising and commu-
of the threat posed by mines and explosive ordnance, nity engagement on Explosive Ordnance Risk to
mine action partners will mark contaminated sites host communities, IDPs, refugees, and returning
where possible based on the findings of the needs IDPs/refugees from diverse ethnic communities.
assessment. In addition to survey and explosive
5. MA Identify scale and scope of Explosive
ordnance spot task activities, partners may perform
Ordnance (EO) contamination affecting the
explosive Ordnance clearance activities if authorized
most vulnerable and mitigate related risks by
by relevant authorities.
conducting assessment activities including
assessment, survey, marking, mine field mapping,
As part of the Mine Action AoR coordination mecha-
clearance and/or explosive ordnance disposal
nism, accurate data on mines and explosive ordnance
(where possible and providing authorization is
incidents as well as the availability of specialized
granted) through effective community engage-
services in conflict-affected areas will be collected
ment, information collation and analysis process.
to develop a directory of existing services for victims.
Response to EO victims will be enhanced through
the development and implementation of MA Victim
Assistance referral pathway standing operating
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3.11.4 Protection: Housing Land and Property (HLP) WG
3.1M 460k 4.1M

58% 22% 21% 17%
The overall objective of the Housing, Land and Durable Solutions for IDPs, unresolved HLP issues
Property (HLP) working group (WG) is to facilitate are among the key obstacles to durable solutions
a more systematic approach to identifying, under- for displacement-affected populations. Improper
standing and addressing HLP issues affecting people determination, registration, administration and overall
of concern and directly impacting the work of the management of HLP issues may also have a negative
sectors at national and sub-national levels. This will impact on humanitarian and development activities
be done by promoting collaboration and comple- and investments.
mentarity of efforts amongst government entities
and agencies undertaking HLP activities and by Support will be provided to the most vulnerable
addressing identified gaps in technical areas. households and individuals to access and claim their
HLP rights as a response in displacement, return,
Reflective of the cross-cutting nature of HLP issues, relocation or integration process, and reduce the risks
the HLP WG will support shelter, development and of forced eviction and HLP rights violations through
humanitarian actors in understanding and conducting increasing security of tenure. Awareness raising
due diligence before implementing activities that may activities on HLP rights will also be conducted to
have future implications on the user rights on HLP reduce the risk of eviction and violations of HLP rights.
rights (including IDP site construction, the recon- Support with securing the required HLP documenta-
struction and/or rehabilitation of houses or shelter, or tion will be provided to increase security of tenure and
construction such as WASH facilities, handing over exercising of HLP rights. HLP actors will also support
of land after mine clearance etc.). Due diligence will access to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms
include, at a minimum, document verification together or to the formal justice system. Cash for rent will be
with local actors as well as social confirmation prac- provided to extremely vulnerable household or indi-
tices to support or verify claims of rights over land or viduals exposed to forced eviction and/or secondary
housing/property. displacements who face severe protection risks and
have limited to no access to livelihood opportunities.
If HLP concerns are not addressed as part of the Capacity needs assessment will inform the needs of
humanitarian response, they are likely to impede duty-bearers aimed at addressing HLP capacity gaps
durable solutions and other development processes. through trainings and technical assistance. The HLP
Disputes involving HLP rights are both a fundamental WG will provide capacity development to humani-
cause and consequence of conflicts. Competing HLP tarian and durable solutions actors on HLP and due
claims of the displaced, be they individuals or groups, diligence. Women’s socio-culturally-conditioned lack
generate tensions within and across communities, of access to HLP rights reduces their participation in
hindering reconciliation, sustainable peace and household decision-making, undermines their coping
stability. In addition, such disputes pose significant capacities and often deprives them of basic security
challenges in humanitarian, recovery and resilience and protection. Focusing on gender perspectives
operations. As identified by the IASC Framework on
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while implementing HLP related project should there- Monitoring

fore be seen as a priority. The Protection Cluster will report targets reached
on specified indicators through the monthly 5W
Cost of Response reporting mechanism, the Protection Response Gap
The total cost of protection activities in 2023 is $ Analysis and the quarterly Service mapping. Regular
344,475,026, of which $ 125,948,915 Million dedicated monitoring and analysis of the protection situation
to General Protection, $ 4,080,200 Million for HLP, $ on the ground, including through the activities of
95,511,443 Million for Child Protection, $ 108,778,468 the Protection Assessment and Monitoring Working
Million for GBV and $ 10,120,000 Million for the Mine Group launched in 2022, will support the production of
Action response. The cost per activity was validated regular protection briefing notes and Protection Anal-
in consultation with partners, compared to estimated ysis Updates to be shared with the broader humani-
costs used by partners in various projects during 2022 tarian community. Moreover, the Cluster will produce
and adjusted to include increasing market prices and dashboards and infographics to reflect the progress
cost of living. made, and to identify gaps and delays in implemen-
tation. The Child Protection (CP) and GBV AoR will
The protection activities in 2023 HRP have been assist partners in using a result-based management
designed to avoid duplication and reduce operational approach in their programming and monitoring by
costs. While mobile interventions have the potential setting the foundation for the use of CPIMS+ and
to reach more people at comparatively low cost, static GBVIMS+. The Mine Action AoR will collect and
services and partner presence must be enhanced analyze data on the number of hazardous areas
or re-established to ensure quality service delivery, surveyed and cleared, as well as the number of indi-
increase protection interventions in hard-to reach viduals who have received EORE sessions. The HLP
areas and maximize the impact of community-level AoR will continue analyzing data on access to HLP
interventions. Wherever possible, the Protection documentation, and HLP dispute resolution, especially
Cluster and its partners will enhance an individual and in areas of displacement, relocation and return.
family-tailored approach, to ensure the delivery of the
most appropriate services to the people who need Accountability to affected populations (AAP) will
them the most. remain a priority for protection partners who will
facilitate meaningful participation and engagement
Costs for protection activities typically cover the of affected communities, including but not limited
recruitment and deployment of experts and special- to through the establishment of effective feedback
ized staff, such as social workers, case workers, mechanisms. Cluster members will be regularly
psychologist, lawyers and protection monitors who reminded of the core humanitarian principles and
are working closely with community-based structures prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) to
on a daily basis. The costs of some activities, like ensure that beneficiaries are not negatively affected
family tracing and reunification, legal aid and special- by humanitarian interventions.
ized psychosocial support, are therefore relatively
high. The estimated cost of activities which are also Monitoring of progress against indicators will be
common to the Cluster’s Areas of Responsibility disaggregated by sex, age, gender, and disability to
(AoRs) such as monitoring and vulnerability screening, better understand whether protection interventions
training or psychosocial support, has been aligned reach all those who need them the most.
with their costing methodology. Activity cost includes,
where appropriate, staff, transportation and support
costs, as well as implementation in hard-to-reach
areas. Activities are expected to be completed within
the ordinary HRP period (12 months).
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CO1 Prevent harm to persons at risk of or mitigate harm to persons who have suffered life-threatening events, violence, abuse or serious
neglect, and support the restoration of people's capacity to live a safe and dignified life through life-saving specialized services.
INDICATORS
NEED TARGET
# of existing one stop centres (OSCs) supported. 60
# of frontline care providers reached with supervisory counseling. 5,000
# of GBV survivors and vulnerable women and girls reached with core GBV response services 807,140 326,335
including case management, PSS and referrals.
# of girls / boys / women / men participating in awareness raising activities on CP issues. 5,630,000 2,000,000
# of individuals benefiting from awareness-raising and Explosive Ordnance Risk Education 6,322,743 702,527
training activities (Sex and Age disaggregated data - SADD).
# of individuals i.e. specialised frontline GBV services providers, trained on CMR, PSS, PFA, 10,000
case management, etc.
# of individuals receiving information on HLP. 1,225,798 183,870
# of individuals trained on Explosive Ordnance Risk Education from service providers, 162,022 1,600
including risk education teams, community representatives and humanitarian staff.
# of persons benefiting from awareness raising and community-based activities concerning 1,456,010 679,903
their rights and addressing protection risks that affect them.
# of persons in target locations reached with GBV sensitization and awareness creation (Sex 3,363,084 1,359,731
and Age disaggregated data -SADD).
# of persons screened to identify vulnerability and exposure to a protection risk. 520,004 242,822
# of protection monitoring reports shared to inform the response to the protection risks 3,640,026 1,699,759
identified.
# of survivors of mines and explosives-related incidents and their family members benefiting 540,505 500
from individual assistance (sex and age disaggregated data).
# of women & girls friendly spaces (WGFSs) (Permanent/ Temporary) established/ supported. 200
# of Woredas covered by at least one GBV assessment, survey, safety audit or services 450
mapping.
% of child protection actors demonstrating increased knowledge regarding child protection 211,000 10,000
approaches (measured through pre and post test).
# of GBV survivors and women and girls at risk provided with multi-purpose cash. 672,617 271,946
% of individuals trained who demonstrate increased knowledge (mesured through pre and 118,133 52,673
post test).
% of participants demonstrating increased knowledge during capacity building(measured 2,080,015 971,291

with pre and post test) and regular monitoring at protection cluster level
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CO2 Provide protection assistance and specialized life-sustaining protection services to mitigate and address protection risks for conflict and disaster
affected women, men, boys and girls, as well as people with disability and those affected by explosive hazards.
INDICATORS
NEED TARGET
# of girls and boys under 5 that successfully obtained civil documentation. 100,000 5,000
# of boys and girls provided with tailored CP Cash Based Interventions to minimize their exposure to CP 176,000 17,500
protection risks and counter negative coping mechanisms.
# of case management files closed upon case completion. 140,800 14,000
# of community based structures (CBS) supported. 450
# of GBV survivors and vulnerable women and girls reached with legal aid. 114,927 33,816
# of GBV survivors and vulnerable women and girls provided with livelihood skills and support for IGAs. 134,523 40,792
# of girls and boys provided with reintegration services including livelihoods, financial literacy training, 70,400 7,000
vocational training, life skills training etc.
# of girls and boys receiving age- and gender-sensitive case management services (disaggregated by 316,800 31,500
age/ sex/ disability/ population group).
# of girls, boys and caregivers provided with focused and specialized mental health and psychosocial 704,000 340,000
support or clinical care (level 3 & 4).
# of households at risk of eviction receiving cash for rent. 30,645 4,596
# of individuals from the community trained to provide community based GBV interventions e.g. para- 134,523 40,792
counselors, para - legal etc.
# of individuals receiving counselling on HLP. 337,094 50,564
# of new one stop centres (OSCs) established. 20
# of persons provided with tailored Cash Based Interventions to minimize their exposure to protection 1,248,009 582,774
risks and counter negative coping mechanisms (excluding CP and GBV beneficiaries of multipurpose
cash).
# of persons receiving technical assistance and legal representation on HLP. 612,173 91,826
# of persons whose civil documents (excluding birth registration) are protected, replaced or issued. 832,006 388,517
# of unaccompanied and separated girls and boys who have been reunited with their extended family/ 704,000 164,000
caregiver.
# of women and girls provided with dignity kits. 672,617 271,946
Persons benefiting, following vulnerability screening, from individual emergency support or referred to 624,004 291,388
specialized services including cash (other than cash for rent), NFIs, medical care, psychosocial support
and legal aid (disaggregated data) excluding
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CO3 Strengthen and implement community-based responses, resilience activities, and durable solutions, including through protection
awareness-raising and enhancement of individual and community coping strategies and conflict resolution mechanisms.
INDICATORS
NEED TARGET
# of caregivers (women and men) participating in structured parenting programmes. 140,734 40,000
# of non-child protection actors (national/ local authorities, civil society actors) trained 150,000 5,000
on CP topics (disaggregated by age/ sex).
% of participants demonstrating increased knowledge during capacity building 208,001 97,129

(measured with pre and post test).
# of individuals who obtain HLP documentation. 122,580 18,387
# of persons benefiting from support to access alternative dispute resolution mediation, 30,645 4,597
negotiation, arbitration and conciliation, and formal justice system to resolve HLP
related disputes.
# of persons in target locations reached with GBV behaviour change interventions and 67,262 271,946
EBIs.
# of women and girls provided with socio-economic and political empowerment. 134,523 54,389
CO4 Enhance protection mainstreaming across sectors incorporating protection principles into humanitarian aid delivery targeting partners,
service providers, civil society and authorities.
INDICATORS
NEED TARGET
% of participants demonstrating increased knowledge during capacity building 557,162 182,468

(measured with pre and post test).
% of participants demonstrating increased knowledge during capacity 208,001 97,129

building(measured with pre and post test) and regular monitoring at protection cluster
level
CO5 Impacts of conflict.
# of persons receiving technical assistance and legal representation on HLP. 460,401 69,060
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3.12
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
20.5M 11.9M 164.1M

54% 23% 24% 18%
Objectives 2. Durable water interventions: Rehabilitation
In 2023, the WASH Cluster will work with the federal and maintenance of water schemes; pipe-line
and regional government and 55 partners to preserve expansion; new water point development: as
life, well-being and dignity and reduce risk of long-term water trucking operation is not cost-ef-
WASH-related disease through timely interventions ficient, durable solutions like rehabilitation of
to vulnerable populations, as well as preparedness to water schemes, pipeline extension and new
respond to shocks. Significant humanitarian WASH water point development will be utilized for
needs are projected in Ethiopia in 2023, with an protracted displacement as well as for the general
estimated 20.5 million people in need of humanitarian affected population.
WASH assistance.
3. Emergency sanitation: Construction of emergency
latrine, bathing and handwashing facilities. This
In 2023 the WASH cluster plans to target 11.9 million
will include different types of latrines, such as
people. The WASH cluster response is articulated
VIP latrines, semi-permanent latrines, and also
around two cluster objectives:
emergency trench latrines according to the
needs and context.
1. Ensure that affected people in need of life
saving WASH services receive a timely equitable 4. Sanitation and hygiene promotion will go along
and safe, life-saving and effective emergency with risk communication and community engage-
WASH assistance. ment (RCCE) activities for people affected by or at
risk of disease outbreaks.
2. Ensure that people affected by crisis have access
to resilient and sustainable WASH services. 5. Provision/distribution of lifesaving WASH
NFIs including water treatment chemicals
will be distributed to affected population to
Response
facilitate water storage and household level
The WASH response will be articulated around
water treatment.
6 activities:
6. WASH in institutions in humanitarian
1. Emergency water / Water trucking: emergency settings: WASH in health care facilities and
water trucking will be used where there is a crit- WASH in schools.
ical water shortage and acute humanitarian need
In 2023 the WASH cluster response will continue and
to save lives
expand approaches that have proven their value in a
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Naima Aden. 14 comes to the village water well everyday. She fetches
water as early as possible so that she is on time for her school. She is
promoted to grade nine and aspires to be a doctor. :copyright:UNICEF
Ethiopia/2022/Demissew Bizuwerk
very dynamic and fluid context with very important In IDP collective sites WASH partners will implement
humanitarian needs. the “full WASH package” including water, sanitation,
hygiene and NFIs. A lead WASH partner will be iden-
The WASH cluster will expand its collaboration with tified for each IDP collective site. This allows IDPs to
development partners to implement durable solutions benefit from the WASH services they need as well as
to respond to humanitarian needs. This will be particu- making the monitoring of the response, and hence its
larly important in 2023 when several contexts will quality, easier to manage.
benefit from a “nexus approach”: in conflict affected
areas with significant WASH infrastructure damages One of the priorities for 2023 will be to further rein-
where water point rehabilitation is critical; in drought force people centered approaches in the WASH
affected areas where new water point development cluster’s response. Technical specifications of WASH
and strategic borehole rehabilitation will improve facilities will be designed in collaboration with
access to water; and in areas affected by recuring affected people to incorporate their specific needs
diseases outbreaks that require durable solutions to and protection perspective. The WASH response will
reduce transmission in a sustainable way. also implement measures to prevent SEA and GBV
such as ensuring proximity of water points to the
Rapid response mechanisms such as UNICEF’s rapid user community to minimize the risk of exposure
response mechanism (RRM); the IRC-lead emergency of women and girls to violence. Implementing the
response mechanism (ERM); the Save the Children led WASH minimum standards which promotes protec-
SWAN consortium; and the IOM rapid response fund tion; providing adequate orientation for partners to
(RRF) will remain essential elements of the WASH consider protection in their plans and responses and
cluster response in 2023. capturing best lessons from all WASH humanitarian
responses. Design and style of latrines should be
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inclusive and consider gender, age and physical information to help inform the response for people
disabilities. Latrines will be barrier-free, located close with disabilities.
to living areas to minimize security threats to users,
segregated for male and female, and have an inside The cluster will continue to strengthen inter-sectoral
lock. The WASH cluster will reinforce collaboration collaboration initiatives. Access to safe drinking water
with the Protection cluster and its areas of respon- and availability of reliable sanitation facilities will
sibility and develop links with disability-focused significantly contribute to addressing challenges in
organizations and women’s group to learn from their Health, Nutrition, ES/NFI and Protection sectors. The
experience. Additionally, the Cluster will do a regular WASH Cluster will encourage inter-cluster coordina-
analysis of DTM information to analyze accessibility tion through joint assessment, application of common
indicators and response coordination both at national

Affected people affected by crisis have access to resilient and sustainable WASH services
INDICATORS
NEED TARGET
# Affeted non-displaced having access to safe drinking water through

6,051,907 3,491,477
durable solution
# IDPs in site having access to safe drinking water through durable

766,037 486,617
solution
# IDPs out of sites having access to safe drinking water through durable
818,363 520,173
solution
# Returning IDPs having access to safe drinking water through durable

896,125 465,077
solution
Affected people in need of life saving WASH services receive a timely equitable and safe, life-saving and effective emergency WASH
assistance
# Affected non-displaced having access to safe drinking water through

4,538,930 2,618,608
emergency Water trucking
# IDPs in site having access to safe drinking water through emergency

765,328 486,617
Water trucking
# IDPs out of site having access to safe drinking water through

409,182 260,087
emergency Water trucking
# Returning IDPs having access to safe drinking water through emergency

358,450 186,031
Water trucking
# Affected non-displaced provided with lifesaving WASH HKI 3,025,954 1,745,738
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# IDPs in site provided with lifesaving WASH HKI 1,225,658 778,588
# IDPs out of sites provided with lifesaving WASH HKI 1,022,954 650,216
# Returning IDPs provided with lifesaving WASH HKI 716,900 372,062
# IDPs in site accessing sanitation facility (latrines & bathing/hand

1,225,658 778,588
washing facilities)
# Affected non-displaced reached through essential sanitation and

9,834,349 5,673,650
hygiene message
# IDPs in site reached through essential sanitation and hygiene message 1,532,073 973,235
# IDPs out of sites reached through essential sanitation and hygiene

1,227,545 780,260
message
# Returning IDPs reached through essential sanitation and hygiene

1,164,963 604,601
message
and sub-national level. More specifically the WASH Response Monitoring

cluster will work with the health cluster for disease The WASH Cluster will monitor the response and its
prevention and control; and with CCCM and Shelter/ progress through monthly updates by partners using
NFI clusters in IDP collective sites. 4W tables. Regular national and regional cluster meet-
ings will provide update on the context, the WASH
With the nutrition, food security, agriculture and needs, response and identified gaps.
health clusters the WASH cluster will implement the
Inter Sector Collaboration initiative (ISC) in drought In 2023 the cluster will review its monitoring frame-
affected areas. The ISC includes joint geographic work and resume coordinated field monitoring. The
targeting, implementing minimum packages for all quality of response will be monitored through joint
sectors and joint monitoring. monitoring visits with support from Government
counterparts and WASH partners.
Cost of Response
The total requirement for the WASH response for 2023 AAP will be ensured through Post-Distribution
is US$ 164 million to reach 11.9 million people. Monitoring (PDM) reports, Compliant Feedback
Mechanisms (CFM) and collaboration with the AAP
Specific WASH activity packages were identified for working group.
each population type (IDPs in site; IDPs out of site;
Returning IDPs; Affected Non-displaced populations).
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3.13
Integrating the HDP nexus in this HRP
This HRP represents an effort to integrate and advo- In addition to the priority areas of interventions for
cate a stronger HDP nexus focus from the perspective development/ recovery partners, the humanitarian
of humanitarian actors in Ethiopia. However, there is system has identified how supporting specific types
also a clear recognition among humanitarian actors of humanitarian assistance can make a contribution
that this is only one part of the equation. A longer- to resilience building and laying the foundation for
term and sustainable reduction of humanitarian needs recovery. The Humanitarian Response Plan in 2023,
and vulnerabilities requires close coordination, invest- through its third Strategic Objective, will be supporting
ment and action to support longer-term resilience, vulnerable people to recover from crisis, seek solu-
development and peace. Given that the needs and tions to displacement and protection concerns,
scale of work needed outstrips what humanitarian and build resilience to acute shocks and chronic
actors can do alone – humanitarian, development and stresses through targeted programming to support
peace actors must work together to reduce vulnerabil- coping capacities and livelihoods in prioritized loca-
ities and humanitarian needs over time. tions. Each cluster has identified specific strategic
objectives and activities that will support enhancing
As part of this HRP, humanitarian partners have the resilience and coping capacity of the affected
identified priority areas where development/recovery populations.
interventions can contribute to resilience – helping,
where possible, reduce humanitarian needs over time.
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CLUSTER PRIORITY AREAS WHERE DEVELOPMENT/ RECOVERY INTERVENTIONS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO RESILIENCE
CROSS-CUTTING Capacity building of regional/local government to improve immediate emergency response capacity.
Establish link between existing humanitarian and government feedback mechanisms on assistance and on needs.
Ensure involvement at community level through capacity building, peace building/customary dispute resolution mechanisms.
Advocate for peace with the voice and support of influential people and organizations.
Strengthen local security management committees and social structures to restore peace
Concentrate on/prioritize resilience-focused investments
Promote Joint Analysis – humanitarian, development, and peace actors and multi-year planning
EDUCATION Support rehabilitation/re-establishment of schools, including re-staffing schools and training of teachers.
Promote strong PTA (parent-teacher associations)
Roll out school feeding programs and participatory school garden programs
Strengthen link between formal/informal school system and support return of children to the formal school system
Include education for peace/social cohesion in school curricula and support school peace clubs in both formal and informal
schooling
Promote girls education and empowerment
Strengthen education system and build resilience to shocks/crises
Ensure the presence of durable water connections to schools in woredas that are traditionally drought-affected (reduce risk/
frequency of schools closing)
WASH Strengthen social cohesion via inclusive local WASH interventions.
Strengthen investment in water harvesting during rainy season.
Improve sustainability of water systems through transitioning to renewable energies
Strengthen transdisciplinary approach: One health one water (water for people, animals, and crops)
Strengthen resilience of WASH facilities to ensure resistance to shocks and year-round access, focusing on Woredas that are
traditionally drought-affected.
NUTRITION Promote home gardens focusing on nutrition-dense crops to enhance food and nutritional security and support women to run
kitchen gardens.
Enhance mother-child programs integrating nutritional care and psychosocial stimulation to improve the development of
malnourished children.
Promote awareness raising on good feeding practices and nutritional care for infants and young children.
Encourage/support localized production of therapeutic and supplementary foods.
Ensure countrywide access to quality CMAM (community management of acute malnutrition).
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PROTECTION
GENERAL -Support education and empowerment of women and girls to reduce protection risks, including through economic
empowerment and livelihoods support.
Facilitate access to legal identity documentation.
Support Capacity building of service providers (government and partners)
Strengthen community-based protection structures, for example through capacity building of influential community members
such as tribal and religious leaders.
Ensure key protection staff and services are present in hard-to-reach areas
Support sustainable protection services in places of return
Work with protection networks to strengthen inter and intra-group trust and social relationships via dialogue
Support/strengthen needs-based, inclusive, and comprehensive national social protection systems.
GBV AOR Ensure available and updated GBV referral pathways exist for all regions of the country, and that all relevant service providers
are included.
Community engagement for prevention and risk mitigation
Facilitate access to justice for survivors of GBV - including transitional justice for conflict situations.
Capacity strengthening of service providers, including government partners, ensuring a survivor-centered approach.
Establish One Stop Centers (OSCs) to facilitate quality and comprehensive care for GBV survivors.
CP AOR -Teach children about their rights, including sexuality education (CSE), promote gender equality, respect for human rights and
empower young people.
Ensure meaningful and safe access to services and information.
Ensure access to birth certificates.
Promote adolescent and youth engagement to support social cohesion, rehabilitation, and recovery in their communities.
HLP AOR Facilitate access to legal services for HLP issues and concerns
Set up conflict resolution systems in areas where HLP disputes may lead to conflict.
Build houses for vulnerable members of the community using cash-for-work interventions
Delivery of HLP documentation to support peace and reconciliation through regional integration and involvement of national/
regional authorities
Explore new ways of preventing and mitigating land disputes, which can lead to a lot of violence
Support returning IDPs with compensation of lost properties to restore peace and stability in return area
AGRICULTURE Support climate-smart agriculture in drought prone areas
Support research into crops that are resilient to climate shocks
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Improve resilience to uneven/erratic rainfall through expansion of irrigation and water harvesting systems
Invest in technologies for improved production, such as drip-irrigation
Support (alternative) livelihood recovery initiatives/programs
Support agricultural initiatives that empower women, as they are disproportionately affected by drought
Protection of livelihood assets - i.e. of core-breeding animals (through animal health service delivery, supplementary feeding,
etc.)
Support local production systems (including of feed/fodder for livestock)
FOOD Food processing and preservation to enhance availability of food throughout the year
Facilitate food markets through cash interventions between high producing and low producing areas in the country.
HEALTH Strengthen and build resilience of existing health systems instead of reliance on mobile clinics
Improve access to affordable and integrated primary health care
Expand service delivery in food insecure contexts
Improve supply-chain systems to reduce stockouts of lifesaving medicines and supplies
Enhance lifesaving SRH services, including to adolescents and youth, to prevent and respond to HIV, unwanted pregnancies,
and unsafe abortions
Promote healthy behaviours for prevention
Build the capacity building of health workers on One Health (i.e. training on zoonotic diseases)
Ensure continued rollout of vaccines for children
Expand availability of MHPSS services
Facilitate return of health workers and build resilience and capacity of health workforce, so there is a solid workforce
independent of humanitarian assistance
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Advancing the HDP nexus - priority areas of action investments in the lowlands are not new—whether
There are several areas where strong collaboration agriculture, WASH and livelihoods, yet fragmentation
among HDP actors is needed to sustainably reduce among initiatives and actors and the tendency to work
humanitarian needs and vulnerabilities over the in siloed sectoral approaches have limited the overall
medium and long-term. These areas stem from a impact. The approach being piloted in the Somali
series of discussions and consultations between and Region under the Multi-Year Resilience Plan, which
among humanitarian, development and peace actors is government-led, area-based and multi-sectoral
that took place between November and December offers a model for how HDP actors can work together
2022. This included consultations held by national to start scaling joined-up action and investments in
and sub-national ICCG members as well as the results resilience-building efforts in the lowlands.
of the Development Partners Group retreat and deep
dive on the HDP nexus, which involved a cross-cutting Addressing the systematic drivers of vulnerabilities
dialogue among development, humanitarian and and chronic humanitarian needs associated with food
peace actors. insecurity and gaps in basic social services.
Food insecurity and lack of access to quality basic
social services are among the key drivers of chronic
Supporting early and long-term recovery in
conflict-affected regions. vulnerabilities and humanitarian needs. Coordinated
Ethiopia’s Northern regions have been devastated by efforts to support and strengthen national policies
conflict, with urgent need to support both life-saving and development priorities on food systems and
assistance as well as early recovery. Other regions, expanding access to basic services, including
such as Oromia and Benishangul-Gumuz have also health, WASH and education, in under-served regions
seen a rise in humanitarian needs as a result of and areas of the country. The linkages between
conflicts. A national plan for recovery for Ethiopia’s the DPG-HCT offer an important opportunity to
conflict-affected regions is under development and jointly prioritize and tackle these systematic chal-
humanitarian assistance will need to proceed in lenges both through policy and coordinated, area-
tandem with recovery and development interventions based investments.
to ensure needs do not become protracted. Human-
itarian, development and peace actors – within their Providing durable solutions for communities affected
respective mandate -should work closely together to by internal displacement.
support early peace dividends, fast track access to The high levels of internal displacement in Ethiopia
key social services, return of children back to school, represents a key HDP nexus challenge. The national
provision of mental health and psycho-social support, 2019 Durable Solutions Initiative was an important
restoration of livelihoods and sustainable and prin- step in creating a country-wide architecture, although
cipled assistance and solutions for displaced popu- the national architecture to address internal displace-
lations. Restoration of inclusive, conflict sensitive ment requires strengthening. The Somali Region’s
governance institutions and the need to strengthen Durable Solutions Strategy on internal displacement
prevention, peacebuilding and to foster vertical and is already enabling families to relocate out of IDP
horizontal social cohesion among affected communi- camps. The regional model requires further invest-
ties should also be prioritized. ment and support. At the same time, supporting a
principled approach to ending internal displacement
should also be integrated as a core component of
Building resilience to droughts and related shocks
and stresses in the lowlands. broader recovery efforts for conflict-affected regions
Ethiopia is now facing its fifth consecutive failed and resilience-building efforts.
rainy season and increasing climatic stresses and
shocks, including resource-based competition and Ethiopia is at a critical juncture. There is now an
conflicts, will continue to drive up vulnerabilities important window of opportunity for HDP actors to
and humanitarian needs in the lowlands. Resilience better collectively support the deliberate and sustain-
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able reduction of the country’s growing humanitarian issues and to better coordinate and collaborate on
needs and vulnerabilities – an opportunity to move addressing the root causes of humanitarian needs;
people and communities beyond the need for recur- (2) the establishment of a technical level HDP Nexus
ring lifesaving assistance. Government ownership Task Force, which will include participation among
and leadership will be key. At the same time, the areas humanitarian, development and peace actors, to
identified above – by no means exclusive - represent strategically drive forward the agenda by promoting
key entry-points for broad-based HDP actor collabo- overall coordination, shared analysis, implementation
ration, including through enhanced DPG-HCT coordi- and learning; (3) increasing engagement between
nation. They could also serve as the basis to develop humanitarian clusters and their corresponding
concrete and measurable collective outcomes for HDP development sector working groups, where these
actors in the country. exist, to help close the gap between people’s short-
and long-term sectoral needs. The education cluster,
Plans are now underway by the DPG and HCT to make for example, now regularly participates in the DPG
linkages across the systems at three levels: (1) organ- education sector working group.
izing regular high-level contact meetings between the
DPG and HCT on the HDP nexus for visibility of urgent
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UNHCR relocating internally displaced people in Tigray Region. Along
with humanitarian partners, UNHCR facilitated the move of 500 families
from the Ayder Elementary School, assisting with registration, allocating
shelters, transporting personal items and distributing basic relief items.
Credit: © UNHCR/Olga Sarrado Mur
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4.1
Refugees
Ethiopia Inter-Agency Refugee Response Plan continent. In addition, the Government continues its
This section is an excerpt from the 2023 Ethiopia transformational agenda, including the strengthening
Country Refugee Response Plan (CRRP). The Refu- of national systems and capacity, targeted human-
gees and Returnees Service (RRS) and the United itarian response, community-based public works,
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) livelihoods and job creation, human development and
are responsible for the coordination of the refugee durable solutions.
response in Ethiopia. As such, this section does not
represent the views of the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Overall, the situation in Ethiopia remains complex,
Management Commission (EDRMC) and OCHA and with multiple emergencies and challenges, as well as
the funding requirements are not included in the total growing protection and solution’s needs for refugees
financial ask of the HRP but under the 2023 Ethiopia and asylum-seekers. These challenges are further
Country Refugee Response Plan. exacerbated by the worsening economic situation,
due to COVID-19 and inflation rate above 30% as
Background well as the scarcity of essential commodities. The
As of December 2022, Ethiopia hosts 879,540 refu- concerning economic outlook is coupled with the
gees and asylum-seekers, being the third largest most severe drought affecting Ethiopia in decades,
refugee-hosting country in Africa. The majority of the which is impacting large areas in the southern and
refugees are from South Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, and eastern parts of the country, including refugee-hosting
Sudan. About 92% of them live in 22 active camps regions. Prolonged drought has left affected popu-
and settlements, while 8%, predominately from Eritrea, lations increasingly vulnerable due to food insecurity
reside in urban areas, mostly in Addis Ababa. The and exposed to illnesses with multiple outbreaks of
Government of Ethiopia has maintained its tradition water-born, skin, and other diseases.
of granting prima facie refugee status to arrivals from
South Sudan, from the Blue Nile and South Kordofan Refugees and host communities were severely
regions of Sudan, to Somalis from South and Central impacted by the resumption of fighting in August
Somalia, and Yemenis who arrived after January 2015. 2022 in the North of Ethiopia (Amhara, Afar, Tigray)
and Oromia and substantial gaps in several sectors
Ethiopia is a State Party to the 1951 Convention of response were reported, especially food, WASH,
Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 shelter, NFIs, health, nutrition, and protection. Humani-
Protocol. Ethiopia is also a party to the 1969 Conven- tarian relief efforts were also hampered by the suspen-
tion Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee sion of some key services and activities. With the
Problems in Africa. The Government of Ethiopia signing of the AU-led peace agreement between the
continues to implement its pledges made at the 2019 Government of Ethiopia (GoE) and the Tigray People’s
Global Refugee Forum, including the realization of Liberation Front (TPLF) in Pretoria (2 November)
nine pledges submitted during the Leader’s Summit humanitarian aid resumed into Afar, Amhara and
in 2016 to support the gradual inclusion of refugees Tigray in mid-November.
in national services. A clear example of this is the
enhancement of the three Directives for the implemen- Insecurity situation has been also reported in the
tation of the Refugees Proclamation No. 1110/2019, last months of 2022 in Gambella, especially Dimma
one of the most progressive refugee laws on the woreda creating tension between refugees (Murle and
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Zaid Teke, 35 came from senafe, Eritrea in 2010.
Zaid was a teacher in Eritrea and came to the
refugee camp with her husband who is also a
teacher. Refugee and Horst community primary
school.© UNICEF Ethiopia/Tadesse
Anuak) and host communities in Dimma. However, Inter-agency Response

UNHCR and partners continue to deliver all activities The CRRP is the interagency planning and coordina-
in all camps and other areas of concern while UNSM tion tool for the 2023 refugee response in Ethiopia. It
security measures are observed. In addition, the brings together the Government of Ethiopia’s (GoE)
escalation of hostilities in western Oromia has also Refugees and Returnees Service, UNHCR, and 32
impacted humanitarian operations in eastern Benis- humanitarian and development partners; outlining
hangul Gumuz Region. The violence has impacted the needs and planned response for all refugees,
the transport of relief supplies along the road Addis and asylum-seekers in the country as well as host
Abeba – Ambo – Nekemte and onward to Assosa and communities. The CRRP provides a strategic direction
Gambella since 31 October, blocking both humani- for the 2023 refugee response across all sectors. In
tarian and commercial supplies affecting the lives of addition to highlighting the current needs of new and
76,000 refugees in the region. protracted refugees in Ethiopia, the CRRP ensures
linkages between humanitarian and development
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actors in support of protection and solutions. This Proclamation is gradual. Therefore, resettlement and
cooperation is based on the draft ten-year National complementary pathways remain the key compo-
Comprehensive Refugee Response Strategy, the 10 nents for a protection and solutions strategy aligned
year GoE’s Growth and Transformation Plan, the with the objective of the GCR/CRRF. Complementary
Regional Development Planning, the UN Sustainable pathways include refugees’ access to scholarship
Development Goals, and the Global Compact for opportunities and family reunification. Labor mobility
Refugees (GCR) to ensure an integrated and compre- to Canada started in 2022 and is expected to expand
hensive approach to refugee assistance. The plan will in 2023. In addition, refugees without passports,
be revised as needed and complemented with further who access their own legal pathway out of Ethi-
activities to scale up the inter-agency response. opia through work or education, will continue to be
supported to obtain Convention Travel Documents
Objectives for travel purposes. According to an analysis of the
The refugee response in 2023, in alignment with the Progress system-specific needs, around 108,000
wider humanitarian response in Ethiopia, will fall refugees will be in need of resettlement in 2023. This
under the umbrella of three Strategic Objectives: estimate includes refugees who were transferred from
refugee camps to urban settings, through an assis-
1. Strengthen the protection environment tance program based on their critical specific needs.
for refugees.
3. Provide equitable access to basic services
Refugees will benefit from a favorable protection for refugees and strengthen opportunities for
environment, fair protection processes and documen- resilience and self-reliance while finding lasting
tation, and be safe from violence and exploitation– solutions for refugees.
through a collaborative approach by UNHCR, Govern-
ment, and humanitarian and development partners. In Investing in the self-reliance of refugees will signifi-
the context of the Comprehensive Refugee Response cantly reduce aid dependency and negative coping
Framework (CRRF) and in line with the Government’s mechanisms in the long term. It can empower
GCR/GRF pledges, the inclusion of refugees in the refugees to meet their needs in a safe, sustainable
national protection services will be pursued to the and dignified manner and can also contribute to the
maximum possible to strengthen self-reliance and growth of local economies. Partners will work with
resilience of refugees and host communities through refugee-hosting governments to foster an environ-
the realization of their rights set out in Refugee ment that allows refugees’ access to decent work and
Proclamation No.1110/2019. Efforts shall be invested facilitate their inclusion into existing programs. The
to foster national systems, which will help to preserve participation of development partners and the private
the asylum and protection space for asylum-seekers sector in refugee-hosting areas will be facilitated to
and refugees within Ethiopia. create wage and self-employment opportunities for
refugees and host communities. Partners will also
2. More persons of concern benefit from a wider strengthen the capacities of government entities and
range of durable solutions other pertinent stakeholders to advance Ethiopia’s
refugee economic inclusion agenda. Six of the 13
UNHCR does not currently promote voluntary repatria- pledges made by the GoE in 2016 and 2018 are related
tion to Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan or Yemen, to granting refugees access to wage and self-employ-
as returns in safety and dignity cannot be guaranteed. ment opportunities and securing necessary resources.
However, engagement in regional collaboration to The Government and partners will also work with
support voluntary repatriation, whenever it is deemed non-traditional development partners and the private
feasible, is ongoing. Options for local integration are sector to create economic opportunities for refugees
also limited, as the implementation of the Refugees and host communities.
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Response education, and initiatives for girl-child education,

Coordination and partnership will continue to drive including scholarships. Seeking to maximize solutions
an agenda of inclusive development solutions for for refugees, RRS, UNHCR and partners will enhance
protracted refugee situations – whilst maintaining opportunities for self-reliance and economic inclusion
the capacity to respond rapidly and provide protection and for refugee resettlement, complementary path-
and assistance for all persons of concern during emer- ways and family reunification. Based on analysis of
gencies, in-kind and multi-cash support, to improve proGres specific needs, UNHCR estimates that some
self-reliance and mitigate protection risks, as well as 108,000 refugees are in need of resettlement in 2023.
strategic and technical support to National Disaster
Risk Management Commission (NDRMC). Freedom Access to quality learning opportunities from
of movement and inclusive livelihoods impacts will pre-school to tertiary education for refugees and
be targeted especially in Assosa, Jijiga, Melkadida host communities will be strengthened as well as
and Gambella, with the support of private sector. the enrollment of children into public technical and
Assistance and solutions interventions will be also vocational education and training TVET and higher
extended to the host communities that continue to education, including Albert Einstein German Academic
generously accommodate refugees. These interven- Refugee Initiative (DAFI) scholarships supported by
tions are aimed at reinforcing peaceful coexistence the German Government. Mapping of schools around
and social cohesion. refugee camps to support inclusion into the host
community education facilities and establishment/
Collaborating with development actors and financial expansion of learning have been included in the
service providers will help bridge the humanitarian-de- protection response for 2023 coupled with capacity
velopment gap, enabling greater access to develop- building for teachers/facilitators and expansion of
ment expertise, funding, and resources. UNHCR and WASH facilities.
partners will support RRS to ensure that the Govern-
ment has sufficient capacity to coordinate livelihoods WASH standards and protection mainstreaming needs
and economic inclusion activities. At regional and to be improved by ensuring meaningful consultation
woreda levels, technical committees and technical and effective participation of refugees, taking into
working groups for the economic inclusion of refu- consideration age, gender, and diversity. Average
gees will be established. Further, UNHCR and WFP will liters per person per day is still below the UNHCR
increase the interventions through the operationaliza- standard 20l/p/d. System upgrading will be a priority
tion of global commitments on targeting, data sharing, in 2023. Solarization of water supply systems will
and accountability to affected people and enhance also be a priority to cut the costs of diesel-powered
joint programming to meet basic needs and promote systems. While for shelter the response will focus on
self-reliance. Further engagement in nutrition security providing emergency shelters to host new arrival and
and climate food options are priorities with the key those relocated, transitional shelters to replace old
stakeholders to ensure sustainability. emergency shelters, and shelter improvement works
to maintain their adequacy. The Ethiopian Government
The delivery of protection and basic services, for has been responsive to provide land and its natural
adding registration, decreased of birth registration resource for the new refugee arrivals in existing and
backlog, community-based child protection mech- new camps or settlements. Furthermore, the distri-
anisms and voluntary relocation to safer areas will bution of Core relief items (CRI) will continue to be
continue. Gender equality will be ensured by engaging implemented to complement the shelters provided.
women of diverse backgrounds to identify barriers
and challenges in leadership and participation. This Coordination and partnerships
includes access to reproductive health, menstrual UNHCR's main Government counterpart in the refugee
health and hygiene services, retention of girls in response in Ethiopia is the RRS. Both Agencies
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co-chair the inter-sector Refugee Coordination Group lishes coordinated and common reporting tools,
(RCG), consisting of national and regional sectorial determines methods of obtaining indicators, assigns
working groups, donors, UN Agencies, and civil society. responsibility for information gathering, determines
The RCG meets quarterly to discuss strategic and timeframe and frequency of data collection and
inter-sector operational issues. Field-level coordina- establishes clear mechanisms for knowledge and
tion structures ensure that day-to-day progress and information sharing. In order to ensure Accountability
challenges are implemented and managed efficiently of Affected People (AAP), feedback mechanisms will
between partners. Overall, UNHCR works closely with be established, allowing affected/target populations
57 humanitarian and development organizations in and RRP partners to regularly communicate. This is
the humanitarian refugee response to consolidate a aimed at ensuring that the needs and concerns of
collective multi-partner approach. UNHCR is also part affected populations guide the response. Refugee-led
of the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) to ensure organizations (RLOs) will be engaged in relevant
that the needs of the persons of concern are effec- planning, coordination, and decision-making fora
tively addressed across the UN System, in line with to ensure meaningful participation of refugees and
UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework strengthen localized approaches. In the spirit of local-
(UNSDCF). In this regard, four working groups have ization, RLOs will be supported to identify, design and
been created: Social Service Delivery; Governance implement project ideas that address the challenges
& Peacebuilding; Economic Recovery & Inclusive refugees face, including strengthening the capacity
Growth and Resilience to Climate Change & Disasters. of RLOs on project management, accountability and
To foster refugee inclusion in national services, in transparency. Communication with Communities
line with Ethiopia’s commitment under the Global (CwC) will be strengthened by using means that are
Compact for Refugees, UNHCR and partners are appropriate and accessible to all groups in a commu-
working with Ethiopian Line Ministries, regional and nity, as well as by establishing and operating feedback
local authorities, UN Agencies, development partners and response systems (including for confidential
and the private sector. This collaboration contributes complaints), such as helplines, suggestion boxes,
to a more comprehensive refugee response from SMS systems, social media platforms, and networks
protection to solutions. of community feedback.
Monitoring
Interagency partners within the Country Refugee
Response Plan (CRRP) have developed a monitoring
framework based on agreed indicators to measure
progress as well as gaps per sectoral response
activities. Monitoring and evaluation remain key
components to ensure that key outcomes are met,
and corrective action is taken, where necessary, to
ensure outcomes and impacts are achieved. Impor-
tantly, the framework will be implemented to ensure
prioritized attention to persons with specific needs.
The monitoring framework of the CRRP also estab-
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4.2
Returning Migrants
PEOPLE IN NEED PEOPLE TARGETED
457k 279k
This section is an excerpt from the 2023 Regional 2022, 46 per cent of returning IDPs from the Kingdom
Migrant Response Plan for the Horn of Africa and of Saudi Arabia were reported to originate from
Yemen (MRP). The funding requirements are not drought-affected areas of Ethiopia. Both spontaneous
included in the total financial ask of the HRP but under and forced movements across Ethiopia’s land borders
the 2023 Ethiopia Country Refugee Response Plan. occur, with thousands of movements each month.
For example, 5,400 forced returns from Djibouti were
Background recorded at the Dewelle point of entry in northern
Ethiopia is a country of origin, transit, and destina- Ethiopia from January to September 2022.
tion for migrants in the Horn of Africa, with as many
as 250,000 Ethiopians expected to migrate in 2023, Objectives
driven by natural and man-made disasters and severe The Migrant Chapter of the 2023 HRP is in line with
economic hardship. The most common destination the Regional Migrant Response Plan for the Horn
for Ethiopian migrants is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of Africa and Yemen (MRP) 2023, which aims to
(KSA), through the Eastern migratory route from promote comprehensive, quality, timely and inclusive
Ethiopia via Djibouti or Somalia and Yemen to the humanitarian and protection assistance to the most
KSA. Irregular migration is exceedingly common, and vulnerable migrants traveling along the Eastern
migrants are exposed to dehydration, hunger, illness, migratory route. Target beneficiary groups include
and injury as well as exploitation, abuse, and violence returning migrants (forced returns, spontaneous
at the hands of human smugglers and traffickers. return, assisted voluntary returns), migrants moving
Smugglers often extract their fees through violence out of the country, and communities of high migration.
and extortion. Unsanitary conditions and lack of The MRP is compatible with the HRP’s objectives and
access to basic health care make communicable includes the following strategic objectives:
diseases (including TB) common among returning
IDPs. Additionally, unaccompanied minors as well as 1. Provide life-saving assistance to vulnerable
pregnant and lactating women travel the same routes migrants and host communities.
with no access to specialized protection services. In
2. Provide quality, timely and inclusive protec-
2023, the number of migrants in need on the Eastern
tion assistance and services to migrants and
route is estimated to reach 312,157. According to the
host communities.
Ministry of Labor and Skills, the main regions of origin
of irregular migration continue to be Tigray, Amhara, 3. Strengthen access to return, sustainable reinte-
and Oromia. In 2022, close to 100,000 Ethiopians gration, and community stabilization.
were forcibly returned from the Kingdom of Saudi 4. Build evidence, partnerships, and coordination to
Arabia, roughly 17 per cent of whom were from Tigray enhance the humanitarian response and migra-
regional state. Between January 2021 and September tion management throughout the migration route.
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Response they decrease the need for life-saving humanitarian

MRP partners in 2023 will respond to the humani- assistance in the future.
tarian and protection needs of 279,066 vulnerable
returning migrants. Assistance will be provided by 11 To ensure that informed, coordinated, and comprehen-
partners, including international and national NGOs as sive assistance and protection services are provided
well as UN agencies and in close collaboration with to migrants and host communities along the Eastern
the Government of Ethiopia and affected populations. Route, the response will also prioritize the collection,
MRP partners will provide lifesaving and protection analysis, and reporting on migration flows, dynamics
assistance12 13, while continuing to build evidence, and mobility patterns, root causes, routes, as well
partnerships, and coordination to enhance the as the protection needs, risks, and vulnerabilities of
response. Localized, adaptive, and system-strength- migrants. In 2023, MRP partners will also focus on
ening approaches will be prioritized, with a focus on capacity-building and advocacy with key government
key state institutions, subnational, and local actors. and non-government institutions to respond compre-
hensively to the migrants' needs and support long-
The life-saving assistance to vulnerable migrants will term reintegration and community stabilization.
include activities such as provision of food, water,
non-food items, multipurpose cash support, shelter, MRP partners will use an age, gender, and diversity
and health care, including mental health and psycho- approach in all aspects of their operations, respecting
social support (MHPSS). A comprehensive network of the do no harm principle and following non-discrim-
referral partners such as hospitals, clinics and NGO inatory and needs-based approaches. Partners will
shelters will serve migrants with specialized needs. also prioritize safety and dignity, and foster empow-
Migrants will be assisted upon arrival in Addis Ababa erment and participation of vulnerable migrants. The
or at land border points of entry. response to returning migrants will be implemented
in close coordination with partners working with
MRP partners will provide inclusive protection displaced persons in the country to ensure harmoni-
services and engagement with duty bearers and other zation of the responses and assistance provided to all
key stakeholders such as local and international affected populations.
NGOs. This involves child protection, gender-based
violence (GBV) prevention and response, family Cost of Response
tracing and reunification or alternative care for unac- The MRP 2023 in Ethiopia estimates an overall
companied and separated children, as well as provi- funding requirement of $32.6 M. This cost is based
sion of services to vulnerable returning IDPs such as on a multi-sectorial needs and costing analysis by
victims of trafficking and GBV survivors through a MRP partners. The plan includes costs related to
case management approach. collection, analysis, and sharing of migration data on
mobility patterns, drivers of migration, routes, as well
The 2023 plan also includes the enhancement and as the protection needs, risks, and vulnerabilities of
strengthening of sustainable long-term solutions migrants. Costing of this response will be monitored
on the individual, community, and systemic levels on a regular basis to ensure that the response level
including support with assisted voluntary return, is adequate and well-tailored to consider fluctuation
onward transportation assistance, socio-economic of prices in the market in 2023. Shortages of fuel and
reintegration and empowerment, improvement of of services in remote border areas are also taken into
border and migration management process, as well consideration.
as capacity development to government officials and
stakeholders on international legal and policy frame- Monitoring
works. Such interventions are the only way to address In line with the MRP Monitoring Plan, partners will
the socioeconomic drivers of migration, and as such make use of the existing comprehensive framework
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and standardized tools for continuous monitoring an estimated 8,000 migrants were tracked moving
activities. Data will be disaggregated by target popula- towards South Africa, with a further 36,000 heading
tions, sex and age (SADD) and where and when appli- to Kenya. Economic hardship was the driver for 96%
cable by location, and MRP partner. Regular field and of migrants on the route, and unaccompanied minors
remote monitoring visits of the entire response will comprised 5% of the total. 86% of migrants came
be conducted, and relevant indicators will be tracked from SNNPR and 12% from Oromia regional state.
and reported on, as appropriate. The data collected Irregular migration along the Southern Route is often
will be analyzed for strategic, operational, and tactical facilitated by a network of smugglers and traffickers
decision-making and to inform advocacy efforts and whose aggressive attempts to avoid detection by
programmatic adjustments during the MRP cycle. authorities put migrants’ lives in danger. In December
2022, the bodies of 27 Ethiopian migrants were
Southern Route discovered abandoned close to Lusaka, Zambia. Just
Although the Eastern route is numerically the most two months prior, 30 Ethiopians were found in a mass
significant in the region – as attested to by the grave in Malawi, and in 2020, 64 migrants were found
development of a dedicated MRP, migrant popula- asphyxiated in a shipping container in Mozambique.
tions moving along other corridors face the same In addition, migrants are routinely detained for immi-
dangers and require similar interventions. In many gration violations and spend extensive periods of time
parts of Southern Ethiopia, the preferred destination in correctional facilities or stranded in precarious
of irregular migrants is not KSA, but South Africa. conditions, awaiting assistance to return to Ethiopia
The Southern migratory route that runs from the or opportunities to continue their migration.
Horn of Africa towards South Africa is gaining in
popularity. Between January and September 2022,
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4.3
Response Analysis
The response analysis process was conducted at the Access to affected communities is also a major chal-
regional level through workshops that were held with lenge, with the main bottlenecks including physical
the area-ICCGs in seven regions: Amhara, Benishangul access and bureaucratic impediments. The analysis
Gumuz, Somali, Oromia, SNNP, Afar and Tigray. The team called attention to the following areas as the
information gathered from these regions was further most difficult to reach in the country: West Oromia,
complimented with inputs from the analysis team at Benishangul Gumuz, West Tigray, Kamashi Zone, East
the national level, consisting of members from the and West Wellega, North Wello and Wag Hamra. With
national ICCG, Information management WG and respect to Benishangul Gumuz region, the area ICCG
other partners. highlighted that the road between Addis and Assosa
is inaccessible, and that Kamashi Zone and Ma’o
This process has been carried out during a chal- Komo Special Woreda are still difficult to reach due to
lenging time for Ethiopia as the nation is grappling insecurity. In the Somali region attacks by Al Shabaab
with several ongoing and overlapping emergen- close to the Somalia border, including in Liben, Afder
cies, including conflict and violence, mass internal and Shabelle zones, has impeded access for partners,
displacement, flooding, widespread drought, and and the security situation along the Somali-Oromia
communicable disease outbreaks. Humanitarian border is also tense with conflict erupting at times
actors have highlighted some of the main challenges between communities. In Oromia, conflict and clashes
that they are facing in responding to the massive and with UAGs in the southern and western parts of the
urgent needs in the country. region has constricted humanitarian access to these
areas. In SNNPR access has also been a challenge as
One of the major challenges that has been brought up a result of inter-communal violence. In Tigray, human-
by all actors is a lack of adequate financial and human itarian access is generally increasing since the peace
resources. In terms of funding, the available resources agreement in November 2022. However, the western
are insufficient to meet the overwhelming humani- part of the region and the area bordering Eritrea have
tarian needs. With respect to presence, the humani- been difficult to access for a long time, and even parts
tarian partner presence in many areas of the country that are accessible have been hard to reach due to
is limited, as is the capacity of partners to respond fuel challenges.
to the scale and magnitude of the numerous crises.
Both presence and capacity need to be scaled up and Fluctuating prices and inflation are negatively
strengthened. The Somali A-ICCG highlighted the lack impacting the response and exacerbating vulnera-
of partners in some woredas as a main challenge for bilities of crisis-affected populations. The response
the response and mentioned that there are a limited analysis also highlighted a need to strengthen coor-
number of protection actors on the ground. The BGR dination between the Area ICCGs and with regional
A-ICCG also noted a lack of partner presence and governments, as well as to strengthen data collection
indicated that regular partner presence in IDP hosting and information management systems, including by
sites could help improve GBV reporting as survivors ensuring collection of sex and age-disaggregated data
are less likely to disclose during one-time contact/ to tailor the response to meet the specific needs of
visits to the area. the most vulnerable.
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4.4
Costing Methodology
For transparency, streamlining and comparability • Emergency seeds are determined by multiplying
purposes, activity formulation has been harmonized total targeted people by an average of 0.6
across clusters. Activities have been designed to hectares with the unit price of different crop
clearly align with the needs identified as well as the seeds varieties (price differs per type) and farming
strategic objectives in the HRP, while also standard- tools at a total cost of $70 This includes 1 cereal,
izing the units of targets and deliverables to allow for 1 legume ,2 cereals and 1 tool. The cereal and
better aggregation and comparison across activities legume crops differ by region.
and clusters. This will allow for more cohesive and
• Animal restocking is determined based on
comprehensive monitoring and reporting. For each
types of animals recommended during the
activity in this plan, clusters have established units
assessment (price differs per type) for house-
cost ranges, considering cost differences in modality,
holds at risk. Restocking is recommended for 5
geographic area, population groups, and timing. All
shoats at a total cost of $192-240 (one shoat is
prices are in US dollars.
worth USD 38/48).
• Animal destocking is determined based on types

Agriculture:
of animals recommended in the seasonal assess-
The unit-based costing methodology is a product
ment (price differs per type) for households at
of a series of consultations with the national NGOs,
risk during a drought period. It is recommended
International NGOs, UN Agencies, Donors, Govern-
to de-stock 1 cattle or 4 SRs at $120. Destocking
ment, All DRM-ATF members including the Ministry of
should be done timely when the residual market
Agriculture. The method took into consideration the
value of livestock is still significant.
operational differences amongst the partners and the
differences in operational costs for the different loca- • Multipurpose Cash Transfer estimated at $110
tions. The unit costs have also taken into account the per household equivalent to the Productive Safety
anticipated risks (conflict and exchange rates). For Net Programme [PSNP] wage rate. Based on food
the 2023 HRP the cluster will utilize the hybrid method basket calculation and the ECWG (Ethiopian Cash
which is a combination of the unit-based costing and Working) national average of 4,000 Birr (equivalent
the project-based costing. to 90 USD) considered.
• Capacity building activities for partners, Govern-

The average cost for the HRP 2023 activities
ment stakeholders, etc. (venue for training, per
is as follows:
diems, materials etc.): $60 per participant.
• Animal health is determined by multiplying 3 TLUs CCCM:

(3 cattle and 9 SRs) animals per household by $15 The following steps were used to come up with
for treatment and covering the operational cost costing for the cluster activities:
(excluding cost of vaccines).
• General identification and standardization of all
• Animal feed is determined by providing 3.5kg of
the activities under four pillars in CCCM namely
fodder (bale of hay at $5) and 2.5 kg of concen-
(Site improvement/Site development, Governance
trate (1 quintal at $25) for 90 days for 2 core-
/ Community participation, Capacity building and
breeding animals.
Coordination/IM Support)
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• Establishment of a range of projects/unit/market responses, education cluster in consultation with

costs for those activities. partners and sub regional cluster coordinators agreed
to come up with package wise calculation which gives
• Calculation of average unit cost per activities and
partners flexibility, allowing them to adjust the per
multiply the same with the projected number of
child cost based on the package chosen.
activities to enumerate the total cost.
• An indication of cost drivers respective to each Education cluster estimates its need for HRP 2023 is
pillar envisioned. US$ 161,370,335 to meet the bare minimum needs of
Education: the targeted people {3,888,442 people (G- 50 %, CwD-
Given the high inflation rate and based on the previous 12%) that includes 3,665,391 children and 180,981
year’s experiences in implementing humanitarian Adults} through different packages in providing
access to learning as indicated on the table below.
PACKAGE UNIT COST- $ POPULATION WISE TOTAL NEED – US$ KEY INTERVENTIONS - MINIMUM ACTIVITIES PER
CALCULATION PACKAGES
Package One 65 777,688 50,549,720 Temporary Learning Spaced (TLS), minor

rehabilitation, Accelerated Education/ Learning
Programme (AEP), Accelerated School Readiness
(ASR for ECD), school feeding
Package Two 45 1,166,533 52,493,985 Training components, capacity building, soft
components
Package Three 30 1,944,221 58,326,630 Distribution of TLM and assistive devices for children
with disabilities
Total 3,888,442 161,370,335
Emergency Shelter and Nonfood Items S/NFI: Cluster acknowledges the need to adjust such value
Activity-based costing methodology is used to esti- (+/-5%) to take into consideration access challenges,
mate the requirements of the Cluster. However, part- safety precautions, specific market and beneficiaries'
ners will also register their funding for monitoring and situations/locations, the complexity of shelter repairs
synchronization purposes. Ethiopia's needs are wide- or solutions, etc. as well as any other unforeseen
spread and compounded by increasing economic circumstances that may arise.
vulnerability, ongoing and recurring conflicts, and
climate shocks. The conflict/disaster-affected Through the regional Technical Working Group (TWiG),
population requires a variety of Emergency Shelter/ the ESNFI Cluster has developed different types of
NFI support. These services are provided in-kind or kits to fit the settlement typologies of the displaced
in cash, where partners assess the living conditions, affected communities; furthermore, the TWiG costed
settlement typology, and market feasibility and do the items based on the current market prices. The
rigorous prioritization exercises. costs presented below are indicative averages. The
ES/NFI Cluster funding asks for partners responding
All activities and related unit costs are designed to in areas with different access constraints and across
cover one family with an average of 5.5 persons. modalities, including in-kind and cash-based inter-
Therefore, the cost per person shall be calculated ventions (CBI). ESNFI-related assistance, exact costs
by dividing the unit cost by 5.5. Indirect and support depend on the household's size, including the pres-
costs have been considered and fixed at an average ence of persons with specific needs.
of 40% of each activity's unit cost, which is set by the
Strategic Advisory Group (SAG). However, the ES/NFI
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The ES/NFI Cluster will regularly monitor the cost to nation hubs in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Adama, Bahir
ensure cost estimates remain relevant and are based Dar, Gondar, Kombolcha, Shire, Mekele, Semera). As
on the latest available evidence (e.g., prices, access, outlined in the cost breakdown, most of the require-
availability of goods on the local market, currency ments are driven by common services such as storage
fluctuations, price inflations, etc.). and transportation, free of cost to services users. The
common services are free of use to all partners that
Food: are registered organization in Ethiopia.
Partners will aim to provide a monthly food basket of
15 kgs of cereals, 1.5 kgs of pulses and 0.45l of V. Oil However, the operational requirements could be
per person or an equivalent of the cash for targeted subject to reviews, should additional logistics
people to be able to purchase these commodities gaps and needs be identified and require Logs
from the local markets. The cost for the food response Cluster support.
is determined by multiplying the total quantity of food
to be distributed in 2023 with the estimated cost per IM & Coordination $ 1,156,223.12
metric tonnage (full cost recovery cost - FCRC) which
Storage $ 1,671,680.40
is submitted by partners. The FCRC includes the cost
to procure, distribute and monitor food distribution
Transport (road and freight) $ 9,500,000.00
activities. For the cash transfers, analysis from moni-
toring findings indicates that the above commodities UNHAS $ 12,500,000.00
cost an average of US$14.75 in local markets, and
this was then multiplied by the months and number of Total $ 24,827,903.52
beneficiaries to be assisted in 2023. Additional costs
Out of which: 12,327,903 USD is for LC
were also included for operational purposes required
in implementing cash-based transfer activities. The
total cost only considers the people to be targeted Nutrition:
by partners in 2023, including people facing survival Unit costs for implementing various nutrition
deficit from households' economy analysis. IDPs and activities to be utilized in estimating the financial
returning IDPs will be prioritized with monthly food requirements for 2023 are increased compared with
assistance in all the targeted areas. previous years
ACTIVITY UNIT COST IN USD

Health:
Excluding minor maintenance, the unit cost of emer- SAM care for children 118 USD per child and per
gency health response is estimated at $30 per bene- treatment
ficiary per year. That unit cost has been applied over MAM management for children 36.45 USD per child and per
the past several years in various locations. treatment (3 months)
Acute malnutrition care for 121.5 USD per PLW (6 months)
In this approach, the cost of supplies will constitute pregnant and lactating women
30%, and 70% will cover the cost of activities. Without
IYCF in emergencies 3 USD per u6 months infant
reliable data on degree of health facility damage, we
estimate that the cost of minor rehabilitation will add
Blanket feeding 39 USD per person for 6 months
10% to the total.
Logistics: Protection (including HLP WG):

The operational requirements are estimated based The cost per activity was validated in consultation
on the current costs of the eight logistics and coordi- with partners and compared to estimated costs used
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by partners in various projects during 2022, including support, are therefore relatively high. The estimated
a fixed adjustment as well in percentage to consider cost of activities which are also common to the
inflation and fluctuation of prices during 2022. Costs Cluster’s Areas of Responsibility (AoRs) such as moni-
for protection activities typically cover the hire and toring, training or psychosocial support, is aligned
deployment of expert staff, such as social workers, with their costing methodology. Activity cost includes,
case workers, lawyers and protection monitors who where appropriate, staff, transportation and support
are working closely with community-based struc- costs, as well as implementation in hard-to-reach
tures on a daily basis. The costs of some activities, areas. Activities are expected to be completed within
for example legal aid and specialized psychosocial the normal HRP period (12 months).
ACTIVITY COST PER PERSON
Protection Monitoring and vulnerability screening $8
Individual emergency support e.g. NFIs, cash (other than cash for rent), medical care, psychosocial support and $150
legal aid
Cash for rent for household at risk of eviction $350.75
Other (non-emergency) cash intervention to minimize exposure to protection risks and negative coping mechanisms $40
Awareness raising on House, Land and Property (HLP) rights $9
Individual counseling on House, Land and Property (HLP) $35
Obtaining civil documentation $23
Obtaining documentation related to House, Land and Property (HLP) $95,45
Provide technical assistance and legal representation on House, Land and Property (HLP) $9
Community-based activities and training to people of concern to raise awareness to their rights and address $12
protection risks that affect them
Access to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms of HLP disputes $402,50
Capacity building and training to service providers, including government officials and non-protection actors, on $23
protection issues
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Child Protection AoR mine the unit cost for case management and other
The CP AoR used the Protection Cluster Guidance interventions through a consultative process with
for Unit-based costing methodologies to deter- AoR members.
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). It is an average of estimated cost for a number $ 81.75
of interventions from level 1 to 4 on the MHPSS pyramid of interventions, including training to health
workers, psychologist/psychiatrist wage, establishment and operational cost for CFSs, etc.
Parenting program $ 81.65
CP case management $250
Other (non-emergency) cash intervention to minimize exposure to protection risks and negative coping $69
mechanisms
Obtaining civil documentation $30
support to unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) and other vulnerable children through family $ 250
tracing, placement in alternative care options, reintegration
Community-based activities to raise awareness and behavior change on child protection issues $20
Capacity building and training to service providers, including government officials and non-protection $115
actors, on protection issues
Gender Based Violence AoR directly and work closely with community-based struc-
The cost per activity was validated in consultation tures daily. The costs of some activities, for example
with partners and compared to estimated costs used case management and specialized psychosocial
by partners in various projects during 2022, including support, are therefore relatively high. Other high costs
a fixed adjustment as well in percentage to consider include the establishment and support of service
inflation and fluctuation of prices during 2022. Costs delivery points such as one stop centers and women
for GBV activities covers the recruitment and deploy- and girl’s friendly spaces, staff care for frontline
ment of expert frontline staff, such as social workers, services providers, and livelihood support.
case workers, lawyers etc. who provide services
ACTIVITY COST PER PERSON (USD)
Provide GBV case management to vulnerable women & girls and GBV survivors 250
Provide PSS services to women and adolescent girls including through women & girls friendly spaces and 100
community-based structures.
Conduct public community awareness raising campaigns on GBV & PSEA with a focus on addressing 10
stigma and promoting access to services.
Conduct trainings on GBV for frontline GBV service providers (including social workers, health 150
professionals, legal professionals etc. from NGOs and government) on topics such as CMR, PSS, PFA, case
management, and referral pathways.
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Establish/ support women & girls’ friendly spaces (Permanent/ Temporary), equip and support activities. 30,000
Multi-purpose cash support to GBV survivors and other vulnerable women & girls. 30
Support to existing One Stop Centres (OSC) renovation and supplies. 60
Conduct rapid assessments, situation analysis, GBV safety audits & services mapping . 500
Provide staff care for frontline services providers working with GBV survivors to address secondary/ 200
vicarious trauma through supervisory counselling.
Support community-based structures including establishment of community-based protection networks 5,000
Dignity Kits provision in cash/voucher and in kind. 30
Establishment of new One Stop Centres (OSC), equipping and provision of supplies. 50,000
Provide Legal assistance to vulnerable women & girls and GBV survivors 50
Provide training of women & girls on vocational and literacy skills and support them with startup capital 300
for IGAs
Conduct trainings for community-based staff members, paralegals 30
Promote women's socio-economic and political empowerment for their involvement in development and 100
peace processes
Engaging communities towards shifting harmful gender norms and practices including men & boys 10
engagement through EBIs e.g. SASA!, EMAP etc.
Conduct in-depth GBV assessments, KAP surveys etc. to inform programming . 2,000
Conduct trainings on GBV Non-GBV actors (GBV mainstreaming, pocket guide etc.) 30
Mine Action AoR 1. Awareness raising and community engagement

Mine action activities include awareness raising and on Explosive Ordnance Risk Education $20 per
community engagement on Explosive Ordnance Risk person reached.
Education (EORE) and assessment activities for the
2. Capacity building of Community Liaison,
identification of threats, marking, mine field mapping
EORE, Non-Technical Survey teams - $100 per
and clearance through effective community engage-
person trained.
ment, information collation and analysis process to
determine the accurate level of contamination. 3. Assessments and Non-Technical survey, Technical
Survey and Clearance - $320 per person benefited.
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Conduct awareness raising and community engagement on Explosive Ordnance Risk Education $ 15
MA Conduct capacity building of Community Liaison, EORE, Non-Technical Survey and clearance teams $ 110
Identify Explosive Ordnance (EO) contamination affecting the most vulnerable and mitigate related risks by $500
conducting assessment activities including assessment, survey, marking, mine field mapping, clearance and/or
explosive ordnance disposal (where possible and providing authorization is granted) through effective community
engagement, information collation and analysis process
Provide assistance to survivors of mines and explosive ordnance incidents and their family members. $250
Mainstream protection and integrate EORE across all sectors. $0
WASH: • Durable water:

The WASH cluster response is based on the implemen-
• Unit cost for new water points
tation of the six main WASH activities:
is US$40/person
1. Emergency water / water trucking • Unit cost for rehabilitation and maintenance
of a water scheme is US$ 14/person.
2. Durable water: Rehabilitation and maintenance of
water schemes and pipeline expansion • Unit cost for pipeline expansion of a water
scheme is US$ 21/person.
3. Provision/distribution of essential lifesaving
WASH NFIs including water treatment chemicals • WASH NFIs: unit cost of NFIs including water
treatment chemicals was calculated at the rate
4. Construction of emergency latrine and bathing/
of US$ 2.5/person based on the cost of the
hand washing facilities
average NFIs kit.
5. Sanitation and hygiene promotion
• Unit cost of latrine construction is US$ 18/person
6. WASH in institutions with coverage of 100 people per latrine stance,
assuming 1 block consists of 7 stances.
For each of these activities, main cost drivers were
• Unit cost of handwashing facility is US$
identified. Unit costs per person were calculated
1.2 per person.
based on the average overall cost of activities by the
number of people benefiting from them in an area and • Unit cost of hygiene promotion is US$ 1/person.
timeframe. Results are listed below:
• Water trucking: Unit cost of water trucking is at

US$ 13.5/person/6- month to provide 5litres/c/d
with the assumption that water trucking will be
done for 6 months only with an exit strategy.
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4.5
What if We Fail to Respond?
We could all imagine the catastrophic humanitarian reduce dependency on food assistance. Water, sani-
consequences if we fail to respond to the urgent tation and hygiene (WASH) are as important as food
needs of the vulnerable men, women, and children and and nutrition for human health and survival. Millions
those most in need in the country. The cost of inac- of Ethiopians, unfortunately, do not have access to
tion will be very high on the lives of millions, when we safe and adequate water supply and clean sanitation,
have the capacity to spare precious lives. jeopardizing their lives and dignity. We aim to assist
11,9 million people with WASH services this year.
If we do not act and scale up, hunger and acute
malnutrition will worsen, particularly among the If we fail to deliver, the most vulnerable people
most vulnerable people; public health diseases and including women, children, with disabilities, mental
outbreaks such as measles and malaria will be a health needs, the elderly and survivors of sexual
real threat; and protection risks will grow. Failure to and gender-based violence, will not have access
respond will jeopardize restoring and enhancing the to essential lifesaving health services. Proper and
livelihoods of conflict, violence and drought affected timely health care interventions will mitigate epidemic
populations including displaced people, host commu- prone disease outbreaks and will avoid preventable
nities, and returning IDPs. Inaction may well lead to deaths. Vaccines will prevent morbidity and mortality
irreversible damage to the affected populations and for millions of children. Recovery and restoration of
will cause further vulnerabilities. essential health facilities cannot wait. Any delay will
deprive more people from receiving essential health
It is estimated that around 20 million people depend care services.
on food assistance through distribution of cash
and in-kind food rations for survival, and 4,9 million As displacement remains one of the factors driving
people, mostly children and women, will need nutrition humanitarian needs in Ethiopia this year, it is crucial
interventions this year. Lack of food and nutrition to continue serving the displaced population - the
assistance will bring them to the brink of hunger most vulnerable of all - with basic services. The
and severe malnutrition, which will potentially lead inability to do so will deny more than 4.7 million
to higher mortality rates, especially among children targeted internally displaced people access to their
under five years, mothers, and the elderly. Without basic human rights and will further exacerbate their
adequate and timely nutrition-rich food basket provi- vulnerabilities.
sion, food consumption gaps will worsen, exposing
households to negative coping mechanisms such as Protection risks triggered by conflict and natural
school dropout, child labour and begging, transitional disasters, including flood and drought, remain high
sex, early marriage, and gender-based violence. and of concern. This year, more than 5,3 million people
in Ethiopia require specialized lifesaving and life-sus-
For sustainability of food security of agricultural and taining protection services. Survivors of violence and
pastoralist communities, especially those affected by abuse, mostly women and children, need our help so
the drought, the agricultural sector must be supported they would not be further victimized. Children’s growth,
to improve crop production, access to seeds and tools, development, and mental health and psychosocial
and enhance livestock health and production, so to well-being would depend on assistance they receive
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from protection partners. Inaction to their plight will affected girls, boys, including children with disabilities,
have irreversible damages not only on them but also will lose equitable access to safe, protective, and
on the society. Protecting them is protecting the conducive learning environments while the capacity
future generation. of education institutions and the quality of education
and personnel will decline.
Investing in the education of children, especially girls,
is an essential component for long-term development Finally, the timely delivery of life-saving humani-
and economic growth objectives. Failure or delay in tarian cargo must be facilitated by all concerned.
responding to education in emergency would increase Operational and security challenges must be eased.
the number of children not receiving any formal or Otherwise, the lives, livelihoods and well-being of the
informal education, putting girls and boys at much affected populations will be significantly compro-
higher risk of violence, loss of learning opportuni- mised, and the urgent humanitarian assistance will
ties, and poverty. Therefore, it is vital to support the not reach those most in need.
education system including school infrastructure
and catch-up programmes. About 3.8 million crisis-
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4.6
How to Contribute
Central Emergency Response Fund

The CERF provides rapid initial funding for life-
saving actions at the onset of emergencies and for
poorly funded, essential humanitarian operations
in protracted crises. The OCHA-managed CERF
receives contributions from various donors – mainly
governments, but also private companies, founda-
tions, charities and individuals – which are combined
into a single fund. This is used for crises anywhere
in the world.
cerf.un.org/donate
Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund

The Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund (EHF) is a coun-
try-based pooled fund (CBPF). CBPFs are multi-donor
humanitarian financing instruments established by
the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) and managed
by OCHA, at the country level under the leadership of
the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC).
www.unocha.org/ethiopia
Government of Ethiopia
The Government of Ethiopia has a risk financing
mechanism for humanitarian and development inter-
ventions. Bilateral financial support directly targeting
the Government of Ethiopia can be made through
this channel.
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4.7
Acronyms
5W Who does What, Where, CRRP Country Refugee Response

When and for Whom Plan for Ethiopia
AAAQ Availability, Accessibility, Accepta- CSG Child Safeguarding

bility, and Quality
CVA Cash and Voucher Assistance
AAP Accountability to Affected Populations
CwC Communication with Communities
AGD Age, Gender and Diversity
CwD Children living with disabilities
ALP Accelerated Learning Program
CWG Cash Working Group
AoR Area of Responsibility
DCF Donor Cash Forum
ASR Accelerate School Readiness
DRM-ATF Disaster Risk Management Agricul-
BSFP Blanket Supplementation Feeding ture Task Force
CBCMs Community-Based Complaint Mechanisms DRMTWG Disaster Risk Management Technical

Working Group
CBI Cash-Based Interventions
DSA Daily Subsistence Allowance
CBOs Community Based Organisations
DTM Displacement Tracking Matrix
CBPF Country-Based Pooled Fund
EDRMC Ethiopia Disaster Risk Manage-
CCCM Camp Management and Camp Coordination
ment Commission
CCRDA Consortium of Christian Relief and Develop-
EFY Ethiopia Fiscal Year
ment Associations
EHF Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund
CCS Coordination and Common Services
EHRC Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
CERF Central Emergency Response Fund
EiE Education in Emergency
CFMs Complaints and Feedback Mechanisms
ENCU Emergency Nutrition Coordination Unit
CFRM Complaint, Feedback and
Response Mechanism EORE Explosive Ordnance Risk Education
CMAM Community Management of EPHI Ethiopian Public Health Institute

Acute Malnutrition
ERC Emergency Relief Coordinator
CMR Clinical Management of Rape
ERM Emergency Response Mechanism
CO Cluster Objective
ERW Explosive Remnant of War
CP Child Protection
ES/NFI Emergency Shelter and NFI
CRRF Comprehensive Refugee
FCR Full Cost Recovery
Response Framework
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FMOH Federal Ministry of Health INGO International Non-Government Organization
FSC Food Security Cluster IOM International Organization for Migration
FSCO Food Security Coordination Office IRC International Rescue Committee
FSMS Food Security Monitoring System IYCF Infant and Young Child Feeding
FSPs Financial Service Providers IYCF-E Infant and Young Child Feeding
in Emergencies
FTR family tracing and reunification
JEOP Joint Emergency Operations
FTS Financial Tracking System
JIAF Joint Intersectoral Analysis Framework
GBV Gender-Based Violence
LC Logistics Cluster
GoE Government Of Ethiopia
MA Mine Action
GTWG Gender Technical Working Group
MAM Moderate Acute Malnutrition
HC Humanitarian Coordinator
MHNT Mobile Health and Nutrition Teams
HCT Humanitarian Country Team
MHPSS Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
HDP Humanitarian-Development-Peacebuilding
MISP Minimum Initial Service Packages
HEA Household Economy Analysis
MIYCF Maternal, Infant and Young
HH Household
Children Feeding
HINGO Humanitarian-International Non-Govern-
MNP Micronutrient supplementation
ment Organization
MPC Multi-Purpose Cash
HLP Housing, Land and Property
MRP Migrant Response Plan
HNO Humanitarian Needs Overview
MSU Mobile Storage Unit
HPC Humanitarian Planning Cycle
MT Metric Tonnage
HQ Head Quarters
MUAC Middle Upper Arm Circumference
HRP Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan
NFI Non-Food Items
IA Inter-Agency
NGO Non-Government Organization
IAAWG-E Inter-Agency Accountability Working
Group of Ethiopia NPC National Protection Cluster
IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee NNGO National Non-Government Organization
ICCG Inter-Cluster Coordination Working Group OCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs
IDPs Internally displaced people
OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commis-
IEC Information, Education and Communication
sioner for Human Rights
IGAs Income Generating Activities
OPD Out-Patient Department
IM Information Management
OSCs One Stop Centers
IMWG Information Management Working Group
OTP Outpatient Therapeutic Program
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PAM WG Protection Assessment and Monitoring SAG Strategic Advisory Group

Working Group
SAM Severe acute malnutrition
PASS Provision of Access Satisfaction Survey
SC Steering Committee
PASS Payroll and Attendance Sheet System
SEA Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
PC Prioritization Committee
SMS Short Message Service
PD Permanent Direct Support
SNFs Specialized Nutritious Foods
PDM Post-Distribution Monitoring
SNNP Southern Nations Nation and Peoples
PFA Psychosocial First Aid
SOPs Standard Operating Procedures
PiN People in Need
SP Specific Objectives
PLW Pregnant and Lactating Women
SRC Strategic Review Committee
PMT Performance Management Tool
SRFs Service Request Forms
PSEA Prevention of Sexual Exploita-
SRH Sexual & Reproductive Health
tion and Abuse
SRSN Shock Responsive Safety Net
PSNP Productive Safety Net Program
TLS Temporary Learning Spaces
PSS Psychosocial Support
ToT Training of Trainers
PSS [Logistic Cluster] Passenger Satis-
faction Survey TSFP Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program
PW Public Works TWiG Technical Working Group
PWD People with Disability UGC User Group Committee
RCCE Risk Communication and Commu- UN United Nations

nity Engagement
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
RENCU Regional Emergency Nutrition
Coordination Unit UNHAS United Nations Humanitarian Air Service
RGA Inter-Agency Rapid Gender Analysis UNHCR United Nations High Commis-
sioner for Refugees
RH Reproductive Health
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
RHB Regional Health Bureaus
VA Victim Assistance
RITA Relief Item Tracking Application
WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
RLOs Refugee-Led Organizations
WFP World Food Program
RPM Response Planning and Monitoring
WG Working Group
RRS Ethiopian Refugees and Returnees Service
WGFS Women and Girls’ Friendly Spaces
RRT Rapid Response Team
WHO World Health Organization
RUSF Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food
WLOs Women-Led Organisations
RUTF Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food
WROs Women-Rights Organisations
SADD Sex and Age Disaggregated Data
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4.8
End Notes
1 Climate Risk Profile: Ethiopia | Global Climate Change

(climatelinks.org)
2 https://www.wfp.org/countries/ethiopia
3 https://dtm.iom.int/reports/ethiopia-national-displacement-re-
port-14-august-september-2022
4 https://www.humanitarianresponse.inf o/en/operations/
ethiopia/document/ethiopia-2018-humanitarian-and-disas-
ter-resilience-plan
5 https://relief web.int/report/ethiopia/ethiopia-2018-humanitari-
an-and-disaster-resilience-plan
6 https://dtm.iom.int/reports/ethiopia-national-displacement-re-
port-14-august-september-2022
7 Ethiopia 2018 Humanitarian and Disaster Resilience Plan
8 HCT AAP Action Plan, 30 November 2022
9 HEA Summary note December 2022
10 FEWSNET Food security outlook August 2022
11 https://gbvaor.net/gbviems
12 In terms of life-saving assistance, MRP partners will provide

food, non-food items (NFI), hygiene materials, multi-purpose
cash assistance, and medical assistance to address the
needs of migrants enduring a long, harsh journey along the
Eastern Route.
13 MRP partners will also prioritize case management, mental

health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), family tracing and
reunification for unaccompanied and separated children, protec-
tion case management, legal support, referrals and information
awareness on protection risks and needs, quality reproductive
and maternal health, and gender-based violence (GBV) services
and strengthen community-based protection structures.
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ReliefWeb aims to be the central website for Infor-

Humanitarian Action supports decision-makers by

The Financial Tracking Service (FTS) is the primary

15 Part 1: Strategic Response Priorities

28 Part 2: Response Monitoring

35 Part 3: Cluster/Sector Objectives and Response

Ethiopia continues to face compounded humanitarian challenges caused

H.E. Ambassador Dr. Shiferaw Teklemariam

A record number of people in Ethiopia will continue to need humanitarian

Response Plan Overview

FOOD NON FOOD

20.1M $2.16B 4.4M $1.83B

Planned Humanitarian Response by Cluster

Agriculture 9.1M $276.5M

CCCM 1.1M $42.3M

Coordination and Common Services N/A $18.9M

Education 3.8M $161.4M

ESNFI 3.9M $134.7M

Food 20.1M $2,165.0M

Health 9.8M $303.5M

Logistics N/A $24.8M

Nutrition 4.9M $359.2M

Protection (total) 4.9M $344.5M

Child Protection 2.1M $95.5M

Gender Based Violence 2.7M $108.8M

Mine Action 0.7M $10.1M

Housing, Land & Property 0.5M $4.1M

General Protection 4.9M $126.0M

WASH 11.9M $164.1M

WOMEN MEN GIRLS BOYS WITH DISABILITY

23.2% 22.8% 27.0% 26.9% 17.6%

North Gondar South

Agnewak Sheka Hadiya

SOUTH SUDAN SNNPAlle Amaro Bale

# of people targeted per zone

Crisis Context and Impact

OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA

Response by Strategic Objective

Strategic Objective 1 Strategic Objective 2

PEOPLE TARGETED PEOPLE TARGETED

22.6M 8.8M As of DD Month YYYY

Indian Ocean UGANDA KENYA

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE PEOPLE TARGETED

9.4M SAUDI ARABIA

SUDAN ERITREA YEMEN

NUMBER OF PEOPLE TARGETED FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS (US$)

People targeted Funded

YEAR OF APPEAL PEOPLE TARGETED REQUIREMENTS (US$) FUNDING RECEIVED % FUNDED

2013 2.7M 499.9M 470.7M 94%

2014 3.2M 451.9M 253.1M 56%

2015 4.5M 596.4M 449.9M 75%

2016 10.7M 1,619.8M 1,115.9M 69%

2017 8.5M 1,417.4M 1,208.8M 85%

2018 7.9M 1,493.9M 1,158.5M 78%

2019 8.3M 1,059.7M 973.7M 76%

2020 15.1M 1,437.8M 922.1M 64%

2021 20.0M 2,445.0B 1,274.0B 52%

2022 26.2M 3,335.0B 1,693.0B 51%