(ENA) Ethiopia marked the 29th World No-Tobacco Day on Monday, whose theme is “Commit to quitting”. World No-Tobacco Day 2021 was nationally commemorated today in Addis Ababa in the presence of Minister of Health Dr. Lia Tadesse. The Minister of Health in her remark reiterated that the Government of Ethiopia is committed to fight the […]
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Court Freezes Assets of TPLF Leaders, Members
(ENA) The Federal Peace and Security Joint Task Force has issued today an order freezing the assets of members and leaders of the terrorist TPLF group to prevent the use of financial facilities for their terrorism mission in a way harmful to the national security. In a statement it sent to ENA, the finance of […]
Sudan Rapid Post Disaster Needs and Recovery Assessment (Rapid PDNRA)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2020, after months of unusually heavy rains across Central and NorthEastern Africa, Sudan was affected by the worst flooding in over three decades. Since the start of the rainy season in July, large rainfall surpluses had been recorded throughout the Greater Horn of Africa. Heavy rains in the upstream catchments of the […]
Somalia: Joint Market and Supply Chain Update, 23rd May, 2021— 30th May, 2021
Key messages Rains have subsided in most areas throughout the country; however, river flooding is affecting accessibility of the road linking Mogadishu and Jowhar. Camel milk and water availability is improving in most markets due to improved availability of water and pasture resulting from recent GU rains. Cross-border trade between Ethiopia/Somalia in Puntland and Somaliland […]
Desert locust control operations with a child protection lens in the Greater Horn of Africa
When an emergency or humanitarian crisis strikes, there is a high likelihood that children’s lives will be negatively affected, modifying their role within the household and the community. Since the beginning of 2020, a serious and widespread desert locust upsurge continues to threaten crops and pasture across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, and the livelihoods of […]
Egypt UNHCR Operational Update, January – March 2021
As of 31 March, 261,701 refugees and asylum-seekers from 62 countries were registered with UNHCR Egypt, half of whom are from Syria. Most refugees and asylumseekers in Egypt live in urban areas of Greater Cairo and on the North Coast. During the COVID-19 pandemic, UNHCR adapted its activities to the changing circumstances, maintaining critical assistance […]