Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 16, 2021 (FBC) -The United States today handed over 1,500 rolls of heavy-duty plastic sheeting to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The sheeting will support U.S. efforts to provide emergency shelter for Ethiopians displaced in the Tigray regional state, according to a statement the US embassy sent to FBC.
U.S. Ambassador Geeta Pasi handed over the shelter supplies to IOM Chief of Mission Maureen Achieng and Deputy Commissioner Yasin Nesibu from Ethiopia’s National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) at a warehouse in Addis Ababa.
The donated shelter supplies include sleeping mats, blankets, and basic household items—including kitchen sets with pots, pans, and cooking utensils.
IOM will immediately transport and distribute these new shelter materials and supplies to people in need across communities in Tigray.
These relief supplies are part of the United States, IOM, United Nations, and international humanitarian organizations’ broader contribution to help people affected in the Tigray region.
Together the international community has contributed over $500 million in humanitarian assistance to Tigray. Within that enormous expression of international support, the U.S. has provided 61 percent of the existing humanitarian assistance-$305 million in food, nutrition, health care, shelter, relief supplies, safe drinking water, and programs to protect the most vulnerable.