International Federation of Red Cross Jobs in Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

International Federation of Red Cross Jobs in Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, with 190 member National Societies.

As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, our work is guided by seven fundamental principles; humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.

Organizational Context

The Secretariat’s headquarters is organized into four main Business Groups in Geneva, and five Business Groups in the field, namely; Americas (Panama City); Africa (Nairobi); Asia/Pacific (Kuala Lumpur); Europe (Budapest); Middle East and North Africa (Beirut).

The Africa Regional Office is organized in Country Cluster Support Teams (CCST) covering the National Societies in Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean Islands and Djibouti, Southern Africa, West Coast, Sahel and Central Africa as well as Country Offices in Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Niger and Central Africa. The Eastern Africa (EA) Country Cluster office supports 8 (Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Eritrea, Rwanda, Burundi and Sudan) countries in the EA region from Nairobi, Kenya.

The total number of Internally Displaced Population (IDPs) and IDP returnees according to the Ethiopian Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) is 3.19 million and the major humanitarian needs are in emergency shelter and NFIs, emergency nutrition support, food and cash Assistance, and prevention of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD).

The displacement crisis in Ethiopia is the biggest globally with the country having the highest number of internally displaced populations exceeding countries with active conflicts.

The highest number of IDPs are in Somali, Oromia, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' (SNNP) regions which are also affected by the food insecurity situation. Due to this lack of food, a significant number of pregnant and lactating mothers and children under five years are malnourished.

Emergency WASH support is required in the IDP camps particularly provision of clean water as well as promotion of good hygiene practices. A total 7.3 million people are in need of WASH assistance according to the 2019 HRP.

Most of the IDP camps do not have sufficient water storage facilities and people are in need of water purification chemicals. In 2018 over 3,000 cases of AWD were reported in Ethiopia, given the hygiene and sanitation situation in affected communities there is a high risk of AWD outbreaks.

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