Foreign Affairs Council, 12 July EU foreign affairs ministers will be informed about current affairs and exchange views on geopolitics of new digital technologies, Ethiopia and the Strategic Compass. The Council will also approve conclusions on a Globally Connected Europe. Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 13 July Ministers will focus on the economic recovery. They […]
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As COVID-19 cases surge in Africa, Red Cross warns that insufficient funding is impeding the response
Nairobi/Geneva, Halting an increasing trend of COVID-19 cases in Africa will require additional funding. This was announced by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), amid a worrying surge of cases in Uganda, Rwanda, DRC, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, and South Africa. National Red Cross teams in these seven countries are stepping […]
Billion Seedlings Allotted to East Africa Countries Promote Collaboration, Dev’t: Commissioner
(ENA) The one billion tree seedlings planned to be distributed to East African countries will promote peace, collaboration, and development among the countries, according to Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commissioner. Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commissioner Prof. Fekadu Beyene told ENA that the green development collaboration has immense benefits. “Climate change necessitates collaboration. And […]
Nation Launches Integrated Labor Market Information System
(ENA) Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs launched today an integrated labour market information system and signed Memorandums of Understanding with institutions on the implementation. Integrated labor marketing information system is a digital system that provides essential basis for employment and labor policies and inform the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies that are […]
Nation Stores around 400,000 Quintals of Wheat in Tigray for Humanitarian Aid
(ENA)The government has stockpiled around 400,000 quintals of food grains and nutritious food items for the Tigray Regional State at the Mekelle central warehouses, according to the National Risk Management Commission. Speaking to ENA, National Risk Management Commissioner, Mitiku Kassa said that despite the government has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Tigray, enough emergency food has been […]
Canada provides 99.5 million Birr (US$2.4 million) to UNICEF for the treatment of children with malnutrition in Ethiopia
As part of its ongoing support, the Government of Canada has provided 99.5 million ETB (US$2.4 million) to UNICEF to help in addressing malnutrition among young children in Ethiopia. This critical and timely funding will enable UNICEF to procure lifesaving, ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) for the treatment of 37,250 under-five children with severe acute malnutrition. […]