On Wednesday, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission released a much-anticipated joint report into abuses committed in the first nine months of the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. It finds evidence of serious abuses, some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes against […]
Month: November 2021
Ethiopia: A year of darkness
USAID Assistant to the Administrator Sarah Charles recently returned from Ethiopia, where a conflict that broke out one year ago in the Tigray region continues to expand throughout northern Ethiopia. She shares five things you should know about what is now one of the most dire humanitarian crises in the world. On November 4, 2020, […]
Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the situation in Ethiopia
After one year of fighting, the conflict in northern Ethiopia has further worsened and expanded, creating a devastating humanitarian crisis, undermining the territorial integrity and stability of the country and impacting the whole region. The EU is particularly worried about the recent escalation of fighting in the Amhara region and the military advances of the […]
Statement Of The IGAD Executive Secretary On The Situation In The Federal Democratic Republic Of Ethiopia
(DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, is following with a lot of concern the heightened political situation in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Recalling the IGAD statement of November 7, 2020, the Executive Secretary reiterates his call for the cessation of hostilities and for immediate […]
Enhancing Inter-regional Cooperation to Combat Trafficking in Persons by Air in Eastern Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf States
Malaika Oringo is a survivor of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) from Uganda. When she was 15 and her mother died, a man convinced her that he would help her going to school in Europe. She was brought by car to Kenya from where she flew to Europe. And from there, her exploitation started. More than […]
Sixth Committee Speakers Highlight Proposals on Countries’ Right to Self-Defence, Security Council Reform, Sanctions, as Special Charter Committee Debate Ends
Delegates in the Sixth Committee (Legal) today offered various proposals in response to concerns about the abuse of the Charter of the United Nations and the impact of sanctions, as the Committee concluded its debate on the report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the […]