Today, Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman, U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, and I convened an urgent High-Level Ministerial on northern Ethiopia—where millions of civilians are currently experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. This High-Level Ministerial of G7 nations and other major donor countries to the humanitarian response included senior representatives […]
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Towards Ending Child Marriage: Global trends and profiles of progress
Child marriage is widely recognized as a violation of human rights and a hindrance to national development. In fact, evidence suggests that the practice of child marriage is closely associated with lower educational attainment, early pregnancies, intimate partner violence, maternal and child mortality, increased rates of sexually transmitted infections, intergenerational poverty, and the disempowerment of […]
PM Abiy, Higher Government Officials Visit Wheat Cluster Farming in Arsi Zone
A delegation led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today visited wheat cluster farming activities in Arsi Zone, Hitesso Woreda of Oromia Regional State. The visit was accompanied by former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Addis Ababa City Administration Mayor, Adanech Abebe, Oromia Regional State President, Shimeles Abdissa, Chief Administrators of regional States and other senior federal […]
Action Taken on UN Staff Members Compliant with Int’l Laws, Practices: Legal Experts
The designation of the UN staff expelled from Ethiopia as persona non grata for meddling in the internal affairs of Ethiopia is in conformity with international laws and practices, according to legal experts. It is to be recalled that the UN Secretary General, Antonio Gutierrez, said at the time that he was ‘shocked’ and criticized […]
Nation Needs to Shape Diplomacy in Congruence with Int’l Situation: Former UN Diplomat
Ethiopia’s diplomatic approach must be geared toward the existing reality in the world which is witnessing fierce fight among world powers to gain supremacy, former United Nations senior official Tegegnework Getu said. In his lecture to the staff and diplomats of Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, the senior diplomat focused on how to protect the interests […]
Refugee, Returnees Service Hosting 244 Eritreans That Escaped Abduction, Killing of Terrorist TPLF
Refugee and Returnees Service (RRS) is hosting 244 refugees who had escaped abduction and killing by the TPLF terrorist group at a temporary shelter in Dabat. The Refugee and Returnee Service is hosting 244 refugees who escaped abduction and killing by the TPLF terrorist group at a temporary shelter in Dabat town of Amhara regional […]