Addis Ababa June 5/2021 (ENA) Some two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed globally but only 0.5 per cent has reached low-income countries where frontline health workers and the elderly have yet to receive a shot, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Head of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) […]
Month: June 2021
Efforts Underway in Tigray to Restore, Strengthen Health Services: Ministry of Health
Addis Ababa June 5/2021 (ENA) The government of Ethiopia in collaboration with development and humanitarian partners has intensified efforts to restore and strengthen the delivery of health services in Tigray region, Ministry of Health disclosed. The Ministry of Health, its agencies, and the Tigray Regional Health Bureau in collaboration with humanitarian and development partners, have […]
AUC to Deploy Election Observers to Ethiopia
Addis Ababa June 5/2021 (ENA) The African Union Commission (AUC) announced that it has approved the government of Ethiopia’s invitation to deploy election observers for the general elections in the country. AUC Chairperson Moussa F. Mahamat approved the deployment of both long- and short-term African Union observers to the general elections in Ethiopia scheduled for […]
UN Launches Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to Counter ‘Triple Environmental Emergency’
Addis Ababa June 5/2021 (ENA) The United Nations (UN) has launched decade on ecosystem restoration to counter ‘triple environmental emergency’, biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution. Launching the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, heads of government, religious leaders, activists and artists joined the United Nations on Friday in a rallying cry to heal the planet, […]
Council of Ministers Approves Over 561 Bil Birr Proposed Budget for Upcoming FY
Addis Ababa,June 5/2021(ENA) The Council of Ministers has approved today 561.67 billion Birr proposed budget for the upcoming Ethiopian fiscal year that begins in July 2021. In its 97th regular session the Council of Ministers discussed the draft 561.67 billion Birr budget bill for the 2014 Ethiopian fiscal year. According to a press release of the […]
Maligned Motive of Downstream Countries to Make Ethiopia Sign Binding Deal Hastily: Researchers
Addis Ababa June 5/2021 (ENA) Water researchers said the malevolent motive of Sudan and Egypt with respect to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is to make Ethiopia sign a binding deal that hamper the country from utilizing its water resources. Gondar University Water Science Researcher, Yezebe Kassa, told ENA that Ethiopia is facing challenges […]