Kibrom Abay, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Guush Berhane, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , and Jordan Chamberlin, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Our work highlights the potential of phone surveys to monitor active and large-scale conflicts.
The Monastery of Abunä Abraham in Ger'alta, eastern Tigray, Ethiopia.
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Many of the artefacts Ethiopia is famous for are found in Tigray. Their continued destruction could lead to irreversible culture shock and social collapse.
Some of the ancient manuscripts Jihadists burnt in Timbuktu in 2013 during civil conflict in Mali.
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Mental health problems are major indirect consequences of armed conflicts and can have short-term and long-term effects on people.
People receiving medical treatment at the entrance hall of Ayder Referral Hospital in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia.
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Unless special attention is given to conflict and HIV the war will undermine the achievement of the 2030 goals to end AIDS, discrimination, and new infections.
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki (L) and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at an event in Ethiopia in 2018.
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A nurse moves scrap from a damaged part of the Wukro General Hospital which was shelled, in Wukro, north of Mekele, on February 28, 2021.
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The biggest challenge to the health system is the war in Tigray and other insecurity all over the country. Conflict has made COVID-19 prevention and vaccination efforts impossible in many areas.
In north Ethiopia, farmers commonly use an ox-drawn single-tined plough called mahrasha.
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Due to warfare, ploughing and planting was not timely in Tigray. This may lead to a second year with failed crops.
Humanitarian agencies are often thrust into the heart of contentious crises without easy or quick solutions.
The Houthis accused the WFP of giving out expired food assistance. The UN agency delivers monthly rations or money to 10.2 million people of Yemen's 26-million population. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB
When humanitarian agencies are obliged to stop operations by political decision or because of huge physical insecurity, the poorest and most vulnerable succumb first through starvation and disease.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives to cast his vote during the country’s parliamentary elections in Beshasha, Oromia, in June.
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