Pragmatic partnerships: OCHA donor support group field mission to Ethiopia

The ODSG mission 2016 took place in Ethiopia, a country where protracted food insecurity had been vastly exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon. Twenty-one ODSG members participated in the mission, co-led by Sweden and OCHA. The mission included meetings in Addis Abeba and visits to the Amhara and Tigray regions.

The humanitarian response in Ethiopia is defined by the government’s strong ownership and hands-on engagement. The mission found that OCHA and the RC/HC managed their somewhat unusual roles in this context well. OCHA had played a catalyst role to achieve an improved and strengthened relationship between the government and the humanitarian community.