The Government of Ethiopia’s announcement of a unilateral ceasefire in the Tigray region is a positive step if it leads to an end to the violence and atrocities and enables unhindered humanitarian access, assistance, and protection. The conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia precipitated a protection crisis marked by a disregard for the safety […]
Continue ReadingADDIS ABABA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed its operations in the Tigray region of Ethiopia after fighting halted the emergency response last week. However serious challenges are threatening the entire humanitarian response in the region. On Thursday, WFP reached 10,000 people displaced by conflict with emergency food assistance in the […]
Continue ReadingWFP on Thursday reached 10,000 people displaced by conflict with emergency food assistance and gave nutritionally fortified food to 3,000 women and children, many suffering from malnutrition. The agency hopes to reach 30,000 people in Northwest Tigray by the weekend. “We have the teams on the ground, trucks loaded and ready to go to meet the catastrophic food […]
Continue Reading(ENA) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen, spoke over the phone with Foreign Affairs Minister of South Korea, CHUNG EUI-YONG today. During the meeting, Demeke appreciated the longstanding relationship between the two countries and called on to further strengthen it. He also spoke about the unilateral humanitarian ceasefire that the Government of Ethiopia […]
Continue Reading(ENA) Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the international community has been showing positive gesture for the Ethiopian government’s unilateral humanitarian ceasefire in Tigray. In his bi-weekly press briefing, Spokesperson of the Ministry, Dina Mufit said the reactions that have been coming from various countries and the international organization following the ceasefire are encouraging. According to […]
Continue Reading(ENA) The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has positive spillover effect over the whole Eastern Africa region and beyond, Managing Director of the SUDD Institute of South Sudan Abraham A. Awolich said. Ethiopian Ambassador to South Sudan, Nebil Mahdi and Managing Director of the SUDD Institute of South Sudan, Abraham A. Awolich had exchange views […]
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