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Third Committee Condemns Continuing Human Rights Atrocities Worldwide, Underscoring Ongoing Violations in Ukraine, Other Conflict Zones

October 14, 2022October 15, 2022User2

General Assembly President Highlights Interlocking Global Challenges Needing Immediate, Sustainable Solutions Growing disparity between international standards and reality on the ground is generating mistrust between peoples and communities, experts told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, as delegates expressed grave concern over the human rights situations in Ukraine, China, Afghanistan, Belarus, Myanmar, Ethiopia, […]

Cyber Security Key National Security Issue to Ethiopia, Says Deputy Premier

October 11, 2022October 12, 2022User2

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen said the government is working on cyber security as a key national security issue. The 3rd National Cyber Security month opened today under the theme: “Integrated Cyber Security for National Sovereignty.” At the opening of the program, the deputy premier said cyber attacks have become one […]

Human Rights Council Adopts 14 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on Ethiopia, Burundi, Venezuela, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, and Somalia, Concludes Regular Fifty-first Session

October 10, 2022October 11, 2022User2

Elects by Acclamation Nine Members of the Advisory Committee and Appoints Four Mandate Holders The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 14 resolutions, extending mandates on Ethiopia, Burundi, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, and Somalia. It then elected by acclamation nine members of the Advisory Committee, appointed four […]

Ethiopia: UNHRC decision underscores critical need to continue monitoring human rights abuses

October 7, 2022October 8, 2022User2

In response to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNRC) decision to extend the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) to continue to monitor and document crimes under international law and human rights violations in the country, Muleya Mwananyanda, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa, said: The […]

GBV AOR Ethiopia: The Situation of GBV in Ethiopia (September 2022)

October 6, 2022October 7, 2022User2

OVERVIEW Gender Based Violence, and Conflict Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) remain key concerns in communities affected by conflicts, drought, and floods in Ethiopia. Most of the data on sexual violence in conflict-affected areas is a reflection of the CRSV. People in need (PiN) of GBV response increased to 5.8M in 2022 from 3.5M in 2021, […]

Drought pushes more and more girls into child marriage, but not for girls like Fiinxee

October 5, 2022October 6, 2022User2

Meet 17-year-old Fiinxee. She was married off at the tender young age of 13. She does not even know how old her husband was. “My family married me off because of the drought and they had no income,” said Fiinxee. “They needed the dowry, so they sold me off.” Fiinxee is from an area in […]