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Hello, my name is [Your Name] and I’m calling on behalf of [Organization]. I’m reaching out today to bring your attention to the dire situation in Amhara, Ethiopia. Since January 2023, population displacements have reached a new high, leaving 169,686 people displaced in four woredas of Oromia Special Zone (Wello) and 213,000 in five woredas of North Shewa Zone. According to authorities, tens of thousands of families are in critical need of shelter and non-food-item (NFI) assistance.

While an estimated 20,000 people have received about 3,000 quintals of food in North Shewa, the majority in the two zones still require support, including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), as well as food, shelter and non-food items and protection services. The Jara IDP site in North Wello Zone, Amhara continues to receive more displaced people (now at 8,000 people) with limited assistance in terms of partner number and scale.

In Wag Hamra Zone, partners have commenced humanitarian assistance in Beltarf village, Abergele woreda, whereby more than 550 households (HHs) consisting of IDPs and host community are presumed to have access to clean and safe water from a borehole rehabilitated in February. However, further support is needed to facilitate the return of 1,200 IDPs to accessible kebeles, including Saqa and 03-Debre Birhan, in Abergele Woreda. Return facilitation including support to return voluntariness, transportation, shelter rehabilitation and reconstruction, agriculture, and adequate public services remain as key areas for intervention in return areas. Food, NFI, cash support, functional social services are identified as critical conditions pre and post return.

We are urgently requesting your support in providing aid to those affected by this crisis. The situation in Amhara is critical, and tens of thousands of families are in dire need of assistance. Your assistance could make a significant difference in the lives of those who are suffering, including women, children, and the elderly.

This information is based on the latest reports from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Thank you for your time and consideration.