Day: June 14, 2021

(ENA) The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced today that it has issued accreditation to 45,000 domestic observers for the upcoming election. A week from today, Ethiopians we will cast their vote in the 6th National Elections. The board has briefed journalist on the ongoing preparation activities of the election. Communication adviser of NEBE, […]

High levels of food insecurity, violence and cattle raids affected vulnerable people in May. Sub-national violence in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area continued affecting tens of thousands of people. The violence severely impacted response operations in the area. People’s homes and humanitarian facilities were looted and burnt down, this included warehouses of relief commodities. An […]

A warm welcome to the 65th edition of Field Exchange. This edition features a range of programming issues that unfortunately reflect that we are still in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic. But, on the positive side, the experiences reflect how the nutrition sector continues to innovate to accommodate this new reality, coming up […]

In November 2020, UNHCR started recording an influx of Ethiopian refugees at the border entry points in East Sudan from northern Ethiopia, after military confrontations in the Tigray region. UNHCR with the Sudanese Commissioner for Refugees (COR), local authorities and other partners in the refugee response continue to monitor and respond providing life-saving assistance. Similarly, […]

Food systems that include livestock offer unique opportunities in terms of food security, environmental health and climate action. Hundreds of millions of people around the world depend on livestock for their livelihoods, and livestock-based systems are key to helping many producers adapt to the changing climate. Although these systems produce greenhouse gas emissions of their […]

HIGHLIGHTS UN humanitarian agencies have been able to access five isolated enclaves in SPLM-N El Hilu areas in South Kordofan and Blue Nile. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Sudan, FAO and WFP call for greater investment in Sudan’s agriculture and humanitarian assistance. Almost 10 million people – more than 21 per cent of […]