ETHIOPIA The newly arrived Representative undertook a 5-day field mission to Mekelle and Shire. During his mission, he met with UN agencies, cluster leads, IDPs/refugees and partners and visited IDP sites in Mekelle and Sebacare 4. Missions to Mai Aini refugee camp, returnees’ site in Adwa and IDP sites in Shire were also organized. Lack […]
Day: October 19, 2021
Witnesses Say Civilians Killed as Airstrikes Hit Tigray Capital
MEKELLE, ETHIOPIA/WASHINGTON — Witnesses in Ethiopia’s Tigray region said at least two people were killed and several others were injured in two airstrikes Monday carried out by government forces on the regional capital, Mekelle. Residents who spoke to VOA’s Tigrigna Service said the airstrikes hit two areas: the Enderta district in the morning and the […]
Research Finds Existing Health Extension Program More Effective Than OHEP
The Ethiopia Health Extension Program has proved more effective in terms of achieving the respective desired goals than the Optimizing Health Extension Program (OHEP) intervention introduced from 2016 to 2019 in selected Woredas, findings revealed. According to the findings based on research carrried out in 56 Woredas of Amhara, Oromia, SNNP and Tigray regional states, […]
The UN is Becoming A Pawn for The Interest of Few
Article 2 sub articles 1 and 7 of the UN Charter state that “The Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members. The UN charter allows UN to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state when it is allowed by the specific Members. […]
Police Seize Illegal Weapons Dispatched to Terrorist Group Shane
Gambela Regional State Peace and Security Bureau disclosed that it has intercepted illegal weapons dispatched to the terrorist Shane group. The weapons were seized along with two suspects in Gambela town on Monday, Peace and Security Bureau Head Bun Wew told ENA. A rocket launcher, one kalashnikov, 76 Dshk and bullets were some of the […]
LONGi announces “Net-zero Plant” pledge at UN biodiversity conference
KUNMING, China, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — LONGi founder and president Li Zhenguo has announced an ambitious pledge to convert the company’s Baoshan production base in Yunnan Province into its first “Net-zero Plant” by 2023. The announcement was made at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Kunming, China and delivery on the pledge will see […]