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Ethiopia: Bachelet urges end to ‘reckless’ war as Tigray conflict escalates

November 3, 2021November 4, 2021User2

With the conflict in the Ethiopian region of Tigray escalating, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has today made an impassioned plea for all parties to end the violence and prioritise the protection of civilians and full respect for their human rights. “I am deeply concerned that, at an already critical point, […]

Strengthening epidemio-surveillance capabilities and underlying regulatory frameworks in eastern Africa

November 3, 2021November 4, 2021User2

Objective: To strengthen the policy frameworks supporting disease surveillance and to enhance national epidemiological and field veterinary preparedness and surveillance capabilities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. The impact of these activities will be to mitigate the threat posed by pathogens of security concern to East Africa and to improve the rapid […]

A year since conflict erupted, nearly 7 million people still suffering in Northern Ethiopia as humanitarian catastrophe outpaces aid

November 3, 2021November 4, 2021User2

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 […]

Ethiopia – Tigray Region Humanitarian Update Situation Report #21 – November 3, 2021

November 3, 2021November 4, 2021User2

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

November 3, 2021November 4, 2021User2

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

November 3, 2021November 4, 2021User2

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 […]