The organization will prioritize access to water and gender-specific sanitation infrastructure Tigray, Ethiopia (June 30, 2021) – International humanitarian organization Food for the Hungry (FH) is working in partnership with the Tigray Interim government and other partners to set up one of the new internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Tigray, Sebacare 4, located five kilometers […]
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Ethiopia Humanitarian Country Team (EHCT) Protection Strategy 01 August 2019 – August 2021 (Updated August 2020, endorsed October 28,2020)
The members of the Ethiopia HCT1 have developed this protection strategy to provide a vision and foundation for a strategic approach, to ensure the centrality of protection throughout the humanitarian response. While acknowledging the primary responsibility of the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) to protect the population within its territory, the EHCT also recognizes that “the […]
Ethiopia protection cluster strategy 2020-2022
The Ethiopia Protection Cluster Strategy arises from a workshop in which numerous members of the protection cluster in Ethiopia [representatives of United Nations (UN) agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs) and donors] – from the field and from Addis Ababa – engaged in active discussions about the larger and pressing protection issues in Ethiopia (the time of […]
UNFPA Ethiopia Response to the Tigray Crisis – Situation report (1 to 15 June 2021)
Situation Overview The persistent armed confrontations and ongoing hostilities in Tigray Region continue to drive massive rural to urban displacement, most notably through the north and northwest, and central zones of the region. According to the Regional Bureau of Labor and Social Affairs (BOLSA), there are an estimated 2 million people displaced across the region13 […]
Department Press Briefing – June 30, 2021
MS PORTER: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you so much for joining today’s briefing. I have two quick announcements to make at the top and then we’ll start taking your questions. As the Secretary announced in a statement today, the department is beginning the process of updating its policies regarding gender markers on U.S. passports and […]
Ethiopia: Vigil InSight Situation Report – 29 June 2021
Ceasefire following the fall of Mekelle means that violence will drop over the summer but the murder of three MSF staff shows that access for aid workers will remain difficult and communications limited. This document provides an analysis of the current situation within Ethiopia and the implications for aid agencies working there. It specifically focuses […]