One year since conflict broke out in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, almost seven million people in Tigray and in neighboring Amhara and Afar are suffering from the toll of violence, human rights abuses, hunger, locusts, and the COVID-19 pandemic. With the conflict now spreading in Northern Ethiopia, many more vulnerable people are left without […]
Day: November 3, 2021
Ethiopia – Tigray Region Humanitarian Update Situation Report #21 – November 3, 2021
FAST FACTS In Ethiopia, International Medical Corps is operating 21 mobile health and nutrition teams (MHNTs), which have reached 678,130 internally displaced persons (IDPs) settled in more than 32 IDP sites in the Afar, Amhara and Tigray regions. International Medical Corps’ 21 MHNTs are providing integrated health, nutrition, gender-based violence (GBV), mental health and psychosocial […]
Women’s Refugee Commission Alarmed by Ongoing Human Rights Abuses in Northern Ethiopia Conflict
Ethiopia Conflict The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today released a joint report documenting brutal human rights abuses against women and girls, including the widespread use of sexual violence by parties to the conflict intended to degrade and dehumanize their victims. The joint […]
The Power of Nutrition partners with Rotary, other organizations for new malnutrition program in Ethiopia
London, 1 November 2021: The Power of Nutrition announced on 1 November a partnership with Rotary International, the Eleanor Crook Foundation, and The END Fund, to fund a new multi-sector nutrition program in Ethiopia. By pooling resources and working through The Power of Nutrition, the funding partners’ investments are being matched to create a five-year, $30 […]
End war now before it’s too late for Ethiopians, UN rights chief urges fighters
All parties involved in the escalating conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray must stop fighting immediately, or else risk pushing the region’s catastrophic humanitarian situation “over the edge”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Wednesday. The UN rights chief’s appeal followed the declaration of a broad state of emergency in Ethiopia, amid reports […]
Synchronoss Names Taylor C. Greenwald Chief Financial Officer
Finance leader brings more than 20 years of public company experience to Synchronoss BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR), a global leader and innovator of cloud, messaging and digital products and platforms, today announced that Taylor C. Greenwald is appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. In his […]