The UK has pledged £38m ($61m) in food aid to drought-hit Ethiopia - enough to feed 1.3m people for three months.
International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said the World Food Programme cash would also treat 329,000 malnourished children and mothers.
The African country faces its worst drought for a decade with an estimated 3.2m people in need of emergency aid.
The UN has called for international aid across the Horn of Africa where 10 million people are affected.
Speaking to the BBC, UN humanitarian affairs chief Baroness Amos said that the situation in the area was "extremely serious", with adults as well as children suffering from malnutrition.
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