This is an annual report for the Cluster. It covers the humanitarian situation, the achievements in terms of reached beneficiaries, the funding overview, and the coordination & partnership during 2024. It includes also some human stories from the field.

Against the backdrop of ongoing humanitarian crises in Ethiopia and significant funding reductions under the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) -2024, the ES/NFI Cluster, in collaboration with 49 active partners, has reached 837,957 people across 9 regions. A key initiative included relocating IDPs from schools to host communities or other shelter solutions in the Tigray region, which supported educational continuity and fostered community integration. Enhancing the capacity for an emergency is another area that the cluster stives, reaching 212,230 people displaced due to the sudden onset of an emergency. 

To ensure the humanitarian response adhered to humanitarian standards and principles while mainstreaming protection, the ES/NFI Cluster provided training to 48 partners working across various regions. These training sessions focused on critical thematic areas, including Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) rights, protection mainstreaming, Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), Prevention Of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and Gender Based Violence (GBV) mitigation during distribution. Additionally, with ongoing returns in contested and conflict-prone areas, the Cluster initiated training on conflict sensitivity approaches to better equip partners operating in volatile environments.