UN falls short of billion-dollar pledge to tackle Ethiopia's hunger crisis

Internally displaced women wait during a food distribution organised by the World Food Program in the village of Adlale, near the city of Gode, Ethiopia. AFP - EDUARDO SOTERAS

A UN donor conference held in Geneva had hoped to raise significant pledges towards a $1 billion target (€940 million) to address the "critical" humanitarian situation in Ethiopia over the next three months. However pledges fell short at €570 million.

More than 21 million people need urgent aid in Ethiopia, where a food crisis is deepening.