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In response to the International Committee of the Red Cross( ICRC) Emergency Appeals for 2010, the Government of Norway has allocated ETB 8,6 million to the activities of the organization in Ethiopia.

The Humanitarian Response Fund (HRF) for Ethiopia is an emergency funding mechanism managed by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and established to address gaps in critical, life-saving emergency response. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that Norway is contributing NOK 5 million (just under USD 2 million) to the HRF for Ethiopia for 2010.

Somali refugees from Southern Somalia flow into Ethiopia due to the difficult situation in their home country. UNHCR has a serious funding gap for their operations. Ambassador Jens-Petter Kjemprud thus joined a visit to the camps of Bokolmayo and Malkadida in Ogaden yesterday. The two camps, run by the Ethiopian refugee agency ARRA and UNHCR, hosts more than 30.000 refugees living under difficu...

NORCAP consist of some 850 members ready to deploy within 72 hours to anywhere in the world. During 2009, eight members contributed a total of 41.7 months work in Ethiopia.