Drought-related displacement affects more and more people, but it is not the only type of displacement Ethiopia faces. More than a million new displacements associated with conflict and violence were also recorded in 2019. As aid must also be directed to people affected by inter-communal conflicts, humanitarian aid available to people displaced by drought has ended up being insufficient.
To read the interesting and insightful Briefing Paper of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (iDMC) please click here.
Photo credit: iDMC 2019