GENEVA – The U.N. Children’s Fund warns an estimated 100,000 children in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray province are at risk of life-threatening severe acute malnutrition over the next 12 months. This is a tenfold increase over the annual average caseload in this war-torn region. A UNICEF official who has just returned from Tigray says her agency’s […]
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Millions in 23 Hunger Hot Spots Face Famine, Death, UN Agencies Say
GENEVA – The United Nations warns global hunger is increasing and urgent action is needed to stave off famine and death over coming months in nearly two dozen unstable, violence-prone countries. A report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program said more than a half-million people are experiencing catastrophic levels […]
Public in Zones of Amhara Region Raise about 160 Million Birr for Survival Campaign
Addis Ababa, Residents of North Shoa, South Wollo and East Gojam zones of Amhara Region have raised 159.4 million Birr worth support for the Survival Campaign waged against the belligerent terrorist group TPLF. The terrorist group TPLF has continued with its belligerent and fatalistic encroachment into Amhara and Afar regional states, even if the federal […]
FM Demeke Confers with New UN Under-Secretary-General for OCHA
Addis Ababa Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonen conferred with the new Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator ( OCHA) Martin Griffiths on Thursday. The new OCHA head is in Ethiopia to exchange views on the situation in Tigray, review the humanitarian assistance efforts and visit Amhara and Tigray Regional States, […]
Arab Media Urged to Encourage Positive Engagement on GERD to Ensure Mutual Benefits
Addis Ababa Media outlets in the Arab world should focus on the constructive engagement of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and help the nations reach an agreement that provides mutual benefits for all, a researcher on Ethio-Arab relations advised. In an exclusive interview with ENA, the researcher Zahid Zaidan […]
Eritrean Refugees Demand Int’l Community to Stop Atrocities in Tigray
(ENA Eritrean refugees residing in Addis Ababa staged protest today against the atrocities and intimidations perpetrated in Tigray region against refugees. The refugees held the demonstration in front of UN International Organization for Migration office in the capital city. The protesters chanted, “stop atrocities committed against Eritrean refugees, “the international community needs to hear us,” We are refugees […]