IOM’s multi-sectoral response in northern Ethiopia was initiated in November 2020, with quick actions taken to support conflict-affected populations in collective displacement sites and host communities. Since then, IOM has significantly scaled up its response in Tigray, Amhara, and Afar regions. Some of the key achievements in 2021 to date include: 292,000 individuals [290,000 in […]
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Experts Urge Egypt, Sudan to Reduce Wasting Nile Water & Cooperate for Integrated Mgt
Renowned Ethiopian water experts urged Egypt and Sudan to reduce wasting the Nile River water over consumptive agricultural use and cooperate with Ethiopia for Integrated Water Resource Management System to sustainably develop and use the water resourc…
Ethiopia, UAE-based Response Plus Holdings Sign MoU to Boost Job Opportunities to Ethiopians
In a bid to boost employment opportunities for Ethiopian nationals, the Ministry of Health as well as the Job Creation Commission (JCC) of Ethiopia have signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE-based Response Plus Holdings PJS…
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis ‘stain on our conscience’ – UN
The crisis in Ethiopia that is pushing the war-scarred Tigray region towards starvation is a “stain on our conscience”, the United Nations humanitarian chief says.Martin Griffiths issued one of the most sharply worded criticisms to date of the worst fa…
Ethiopia Expels Seven UN Officials
Ethiopia is expelling seven high-level United Nations officials for allegedly interfering in the country’s internal affairs.The Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page Thursday the officials were informed they must leave the country “…
Ethiopia: 7 UN officials told to leave country within 72 hours
Secretary-General António Guterres voiced his shock on Thursday after the Ethiopian Government declared seven UN staff persona non grata, ordering them to leave the country within 72 hours. The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a tweet that…