Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) delivered 10 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Tigray Region in Ethiopia. In his speech at the delivery ceremony of humanitarian assistance, Cengiz Polat, TİKA’s Addis Ababa Program Coordinator, stated that they provided food aid for Tigray Region, where conflicts have been ongoing for 7 months since November 3, 2020. […]
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GIEWS Country Brief: Ethiopia 17-June-2021
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Erratic seasonal rains affecting 2021 secondary season “Belg” crops Severity of desert locust upsurge declining in recent months Erratic precipitation affecting rangelands and livestock in southern and northern pastoral areas Alarming food insecurity in Tigray Region due to ongoing conflict, with 5.5 million people requiring food assistance, including 350 000 people facing […]
Opinion: How to close the contraception gap for women in crisis settings
We know the facts. Contraception saves lives. Access to contraception also allows women and adolescent girls agency over their reproductive decisions. And we know that even in the most challenging of circumstances — such as during crises and conflicts — the right to reproductive self-determination is as true for refugees and other displaced people as it […]
Nation to Enhance Transportation Program that Works with Renewable Energy
(ENA) Ministry of Transportation announced today that it would enhance a transportation program that works with renewable energy in the country. Speaking at the establishment of a high-level national facilitation committee for “Electricity Mobility Program,” Transportation Minister Dagmawit Moges said electricity transportation system that operates with renewable energy is one of the key programs included […]
ACHPR Says Inquiry Commission on Tigray Will Commence Work Tomorrow
(ENA) The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) announced that the Commission of Inquiry on Tigray will officially commence its work tomorrow. In a press statement issued today, the commission said the Commission of Inquiry on Tigray will officially commence its work on 17 June 2021. The Commission of Inquiry was established pursuant […]
Increasing support to combat hunger crisis in Tigray
‘I am deeply concerned about the many civilians who are affected by the steadily worsening hunger crisis in Tigray. Norway will increase its humanitarian aid to Tigray by NOK 20 million, bringing the total up to roughly NOK 130 million,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide. After more than six months of armed […]