Economic hardship in Lao villages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is driving a new surge in the trafficking to China of Lao women and girls desperate to find jobs, police and other sources in the Southeast Asian country say. “Right now, our police department is working on more than 20 cases of underage Lao girls […]
Day: July 3, 2021
Memorandum of Cooperation for Capacity Building and Internship Access
Addis Ababa University (AAU) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with Ethiopian Customs Commission (ECC) for capacity building and access of internship at Sidist Kilo (AAU’s Main Campus) today, 2nd of July 2021. The objective of the Partnership is AAU as a knowledge institution to strategically engage in human capital development, digital transformation, research and […]
Ethiopia Tigray conflict: Famine hits 400,000, UN warns
UNITED NATIONS— Recent fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has resulted in a famine that is now affecting more than 400,000 people, UN officials say. In its first public meeting on the crisis, members of the UN Security Council warned that as many as 33,000 children were severely malnourished. Officials said that a further […]
Security Council: Tigray Region
Note: Owing to the liquidity crisis and the current COVID-19 pandemic impacting our Organization, only a partial summary of statements made in today’s meeting of the Security Council is available at this time. The complete summary will be issued later as Press Release SC/14572. Briefings ROSEMARY DICARLO, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said Ethiopia […]
Ethiopia Secures Possession of Historical Artifacts in The Hague: MoFA
The Embassy of Ethiopia in The Hague has secured Possession of a set of historical artifacts, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the statement from ministry, the possessed set of historical artifacts are three medieval illuminated Ethiopic manuscripts, dating before the 15th century, and two Coptic textile fragments from an earlier period […]
Ethiopian Delegation Visits Djibouti
Delegation led by Culture and Tourism Minister Hirut Kassaw arrived in Djibouti on Friday for a working visit and to attend Taste of Ethiopia Exhibition. Taste of Ethiopia Exhibition, the first of its kind to be held outside Ethiopia, will engender a venue to promote joint culture and tourism, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]