Political News

TPLF Blocks Humanitarian Support Being Transported to Tigray Region

July 17/2021(ENA) The terrorist group TPLF has blocked the humanitarian assistance being transported to Mekelle through Afar region by bombarding the road with heavy artillery. It is to be recalled that the federal government declared unilateral cease fire to facilitate humanitarian assistance to Tigray region. Following the ceasefire, the National Disaster Risk Management Commission announced […]

Business

IOM Ethiopia Appeals for USD 40 Million to Assist Additional 1.6 Million People in Northern Ethiopia

Addis Ababa – Nearly two million people affected by the crisis in northern Ethiopia desperately need life-saving assistance, including water, medicine and shelter, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today as it issued an urgent appeal for USD 40 million to help internally displaced men, women and children, including newborn babies. Since the outbreak […]

General News

Post Arrival Emergency Life Saving Assistance to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Returnees – Flash Update (16 July 2021)

OVERVIEW Since 2017, approximately 400,000 Ethiopian migrants have been returned from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of the country’s campaign targeting irregular migrants. In April 2020, returns were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They resumed in September 2020 and stabilized at 1,000 returns/week in January 2021. On June 26, the rate of […]

General

House of Commons International Development Committee: The humanitarian situation in Tigray: Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2019–21

First Special Report The International Development Committee published its Tenth Report of Session 2019–21, The humanitarian situation in Tigray (HC 1289) on 30 April 2021. The Government response was received on 1 July 2021 and is appended below. Appendix: Government Response Introduction The Government welcomes the International Development Committee’s (IDC) report “*The humanitarian situation in Tigray*” and […]