By Dr. Catherine Sozi, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to be here today and provide an update on the humanitarian operations in Northern Ethiopia, which has been an important focus of the humanitarian response in the country over the past 12 months plus. Before going into the details, however, […]
Day: December 10, 2021
IOM Northern Ethiopia response: 22 November – 05 December 2021
IOM’s multi-sectoral response in northern Ethiopia was initiated in November 2020, with quick actions taken to support conflict-affected populations in collective displacement sites and host communities. Since then, IOM has significantly scaled up its response in Tigray, Amhara, and Afar regions and provided over 1.1 million instances of multi-sectoral assistance to people in need in […]
UNFPA continues life-saving services across war-torn northern Ethiopia
Tigray, ETHIOPIA – “They saved my life and that of my daughter. I stayed under their care the whole night and delivered my baby girl safely,” said Selam, who was the first woman to give birth at the Sabacare 4 camp for people internally displaced by ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia. After months of living in […]
Cautiously Welcoming Power-Sharing Agreement in Sudan, Special Representative Tells Security Council Constitutional Declaration Must Be Respected
Describing Sudan’s political transition as “undergoing its greatest crisis to date” in the wake of a coup d’état, the United Nations top official for that country today cautiously welcomed the recent power-sharing agreement jointly announced by the nation’s military leader and the reinstated Prime Minister. “The agreement is far from perfect but can help to […]
The 16th Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Day Celebrated
Ethiopian Civil Service University, Ethiopian Civil Service Commission, and Ethiopian Management Institute jointly celebrated the 16th Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Day, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, International Anti-Corruption Day, and International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Womenon December 8, 2021 at Ethiopian Civil Service University Abay Hall. The day was celebrated in […]
Ethiopia’s PM Abiy to return to Addis Ababa from battlefront
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he is returning to the capital Addis Ababa from the battlefront after pro-government forces claimed major advances in recent days against Tigrayan forces. After the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) reported significant territorial gains as part of a march towards Addis Ababa, amid a conflict that has been raging […]