Drought in Ethiopia Leaves Millions Needing Urgent Aid, UN Says

Water shortages in lowland regions cause mass displacement
UN report says 6.8 million expected to need aid by mid-2022

A boy takes his donkeys back home to Gabi'as village, where the school has been closed due to the drought and the children now care for the animals, northeast of the town of Gode, in the Somali region of Ethiopia, on Jan. 21. — A boy takes his donkeys back home to Gabi'as village, where the school has been closed due to the drought and the children now care for the animals, northeast of the town of Gode, in the Somali region of Ethiopia, on Jan. 21.
Photographer: Mulugeta Ayene/UNICEF/AP Photo

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By Simon Marks and Fasika Tadesse

February 1, 2022 at 2:41 PM UTC

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Severe drought has led to millions of people needing humanitarian assistance across four regions in Ethiopia, according to the United Nations.