(ENA) The Ethiopian Dispaora in various states of the U.S are planning to stage a demonstration in New York City to oppose the meeting of the UN Security Council on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to hold a meeting on the GERD this coming Thursday following […]
Month: July 2021
New Budget Prioritizes Agricultural Sector: PM Senior Economic Adviser
(ENA) The 2014 Ethiopian Fiscal Year budget approved by the House of People’s Representatives gives priority to the agricultural sector, Senior Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister said. Senior Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister, Mamo Mihretu told ENA that the budget is allocated to the agricultural sector, especially to irrigation projects. According to him, […]
Private Sector Role Critical to Improve Logistics System in Ethiopia: WB Specialist
(ENA) Enhanced private sector role is necessary to improve the logistics system of Ethiopia, World Bank Lead Private Sector Specialist Charles Kunaka said. Ethiopia’s Logistics Performance Report 2020: A Self-assessment based on World Bank’s ILPI was launched today. The specialist Charles Kunaka told ENA that significant reforms undertaken by the Government of Ethiopia, including the opening […]
Return of Ethiopian Migrants from The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (5 May 2017 – 30 June 2021)
Background In April 2017, the Government of Saudi Arabia launched a campaign titled ‘A Nation without Violations’, granting all irregular migrants an amnesty period of 90 days to leave the country without facing penalties. After multiple extensions, the amnesty period ended in November 2017. Since then, many Ethiopians have been arrested, detained and sent back […]
Greater Horn of Africa and Yemen Desert Locust Crisis Appeal (January 2020 – December 2021)
A desert locust upsurge is still underway in the Greater Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, while the situation has returned to normal in Southwest Asia and the potential spread to West Africa was stopped in July 2020, thanks to massive control operations from May to July 2020 in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. As […]
Ethiopia Humanitarian Fund Annual Report 2020
2020 IN REVIEW HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT Humanitarian situation in 2020 In 2020, humanitarian needs soared due to a variety of shocks, including ongoing conflicts, community violence, displacement, health emergencies and climatic crises. The Mid-Year Review of the 2020 HRP more than doubled the number of people targeted for humanitarian assistance, from 7 million (at the launch of […]