Ethiopia Calls for Reformed, Efficient & Viable UN Fit for Purpose in 21st Century

Ethiopia called for an inclusive, fair, effective and representative multilateralism to better respond to humanity’s most pressing challenges, building on the opportunities to amplify the pillars of the UN charter while celebrating UN Day. On October 24, the United Nations celebrates the anniversary of the UN Charter’s entry into force in 1945. Ministry of Foreign […]

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The Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 – Ethiopian Voluntary National Report, September 2022

HIGHLIGHTS AND INTRODUCTION The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC) was established in 2015 by the Council of Ministers through Regulation No. 363/2015 and was relocated in late 2021 to report directly to the Prime Minister (fig 1). It is responsible for coordinating and supporting the implementation of the 2013 DRM policy and strategy throughout […]

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Africa Needs High-quality Data to Achieve Transformation: Macroeconomic Experts

Macroeconomic data experts said African countries need high-quality data to achieve structural transformation and inclusive growth, according to the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). ECA said in a press release that the experts urged for concerted data coordination and statisticians to collect data to ensure African countries are generating and disseminating high-quality data to […]

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Djibouti Expresses Desire to Import Wheat from Ethiopia

When Ethiopia starts exporting wheat to the foreign market, Djibouti will be the first buyer country, Djibouti’s Minister of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries, Livestock, and Marine Resources, Mohammed Ahmed Awaleh said. Ethiopia and Djibouti have cordial relations and long-standing friendship. The two countries have strong cooperation at the leadership level, people-to-people, and economic as well as […]

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Ethiopia: From conflict to climate shocks, women and girls are disproportionately affected

Grinding conflict, climate shocks including drought and floods and the impacts of COVID-19 have left more than an estimated 25 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Across the country, more than 4.2 million people are displaced – one of the largest displaced populations in the world. In November 2020, conflict between federal and regional […]

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Need for Russia-Africa Interaction Becoming More Urgent: FM Sergey Lavrov

Under today’s conditions of global turbulence caused by the neo-colonialist course of “the historical West” toward reaching world supremacy, the need for Russian-African interaction is becoming even more urgent, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. In his video address to the Second International Youth Forum, “Russia-Africa: What’s next?” yesterday, Lavrov said viewing Africa as a distinctive, […]

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