The Great Ethiopian Homecoming Challenge is a huge opportunity to manifest the true image of Ethiopia to the rest of the world as 1 million diaspora and friends of Ethiopia would be heading to visit the country by January 7, according to Ethiopian Tourism Professionals Association (ETPA). A massive influx of visitors is expected […]
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Eritreans, other Foreigners Expressing Interest to be Part of ‘Coming Home Initiative’
Eritreans and other foreigners living in various countries have been expressing interest to visit Ethiopia during the upcoming Ethiopian Christmas as part of the Prime Minister’s Coming Home Initiative, members of Ethiopian diaspora in the UK and United States said. It is to be recalled that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has invited one million […]
General Assembly Adopts 59 Third Committee Texts on Trafficking in Persons, Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines, as Delegates Spar over Language
World Body Proclaims 2022 International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development The General Assembly adopted 59 resolutions and one decision recommended by its Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, covering a range of issues, from the rights of refugees and others forced to flee their homes, to the provision of universal and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. […]
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW IGAD HEADQUARTERS IN DJIBOUTI
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a Regional Economic Community (REC) of the African Union. Member countries include Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda. IGAD’s mission is “to assist and complement the efforts of the member countries through increased cooperation to achieve food security and environmental protection; promotion and maintenance […]
UN Recap: December 12-17, 2021
Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. Afghanistan’s economy U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths appealed for flexible and sustained international funding before the end of this year to prevent the further collapse of Afghanistan’s economy. He told VOA […]
World at his feet: The ‘lost boy’ who became a humanitarian in South Sudan
This article complements the Annual Partnership Consultation 2021, an event that WFP organizes annually to discuss strategic priorities and coordinated activities with its 800+ international and local NGOs partners “My first memories of the World Food Programme as a child are the cars driving through the streets of Kakuma refugee camp,” says Elijah Manyok Jok – vehicles emblazoned […]