Dear All, Sincere apologies for a copy/paste error in the Title and Key Messages of the Ethiopia GIEWS Update in the previous e-mails sent to you. Below please find the corrected and final version. [FAO_logo_Blue_2lines_en.jpg] Dear All, We are pleased to share the latest issue of the FAO GIEWS Update: · Ethiopia - Severe food insecurity in southern Somali Region due to prolonged drought · Éthiopie - Insécurité alimentaire grave dans la région de Somali au sud en raison de la sécheresse prolongée · Etiopía- Inseguridad alimentaria severa en la región somalí del sur debido a una sequía prolongada · Эфиопия – Острый дефицит продовольствия в регионе южного Сомали в связи с продолжающейся засухой · 埃塞俄比亚 -长时间的干旱造成南部索马里地区(Somali)严重的粮食不安全状况 GIEWS Update – Ethiopia 28 September 2017 KEY MESSAGES § Prevailing severe dry weather conditions since October 2016 affected rangelands and crops in southeastern Ethiopia, resulting in serious deterioration of food security conditions. § A major area of concern is the Somali Region, where an estimated 2.3 million people require emergency livelihood and food assistance. § The critical food security situation reflects a sharply-reduced availability of food, pasture and water, particularly in southern and southeastern pastoral districts. § The incoming October-December rains are forecast at below-average levels, potentially resulting in the third consecutive poor rainy season. § Recurrent climate-related shocks have undermined household resilience, and urgent support to agricultural livelihoods is needed. [cid:image002.jpg@01D33866.C6636A20]<http://www.fao.org/3/a-I7831e.pdf> [cid:image006.gif@01D3385A.B6F5A3C0]Go to full report<http://www.fao.org/3/a-I7831e.pdf> [cid:image006.gif@01D3385A.B6F5A3C0]<http://www.fao.org/3/a-C0344e.pdf> Go to other GIEWS Updates<http://www.fao.org/giews/reports/giews-updates/en/> Enquiries may be directed to: Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)<http://www.fao.org/giews/en/> Trade and Markets Division (EST) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GIEWSAlertsWorld-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(GIEWSAlertsWorld-L,SIGNOFF);