UN emergency fund releases $15 million to help Ethiopians affected by inter-communal violence
Jul 13, 2018, at 09:06 am
New York, July 13 (IBNS): A United Nations emergency fund on Thursday released $15 million to urgently scale up humanitarian assistance to people affected by escalating inter-communal violence in Ethiopia.
Jul 11, 2018, at 09:23 am
New York, July 11 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday described the Joint Declaration, signed by the leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia, as “a historic and significant” move with “far-reaching consequences” for the whole Horn of Africa region and beyond.
UN chief welcomes ‘first concrete step’ in normalizing Eritrea-Ethiopia relationship
Jun 29, 2018, at 03:05 am
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the high-level visit of a delegation from Eritrea to neighbouring Ethiopia which began on Tuesday, as “a first concrete step” in the process of normalizing relations between the two countries.
Jun 24, 2018, at 05:50 pm
New York, June 24 (IBNS): One person has reportedly died, and dozens were injured after an explosion ripped through a large crowd at a rally for the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia on Saturday, which the UN chief described as a matter of “grave concern”.
UN chief welcomes ‘positive steps’ towards peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia
Jun 22, 2018, at 07:46 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): The United Nations has announced its readiness to support Eritrea and Ethiopia following recent peace overtures between the two neighbouring States in the Horn of Africa.
Visiting Ethiopia, UN human rights chief urges new Government to ‘keep positive momentum going’
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:00 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday expressed hope that Ethiopia continues its economic development in which human rights are respected and people can freely speak their minds about public policies.
UN seeks $80 million to support refugees in Ethiopia
Mar 09, 2018, at 02:54 pm
New York, Mar 9 (JEN): Two United Nations humanitarian agencies are jointly seeking $80 million to provide food assistance to refugees in Ethiopia, which hosts the second largest number of those in Africa.
Ethiopia: UN welcomes steps towards governance reforms and increased political participation
Feb 24, 2018, at 02:38 pm
New York, Feb 24 (JEN): The United Nations on Friday took note of the recent decision by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, to resign, to ‘allow further political reforms to take place in the country aimed at widening democratic space,’ and welcomed the Government’s expressed intention to follow through with governance reforms.
New UN funding to help sustain critical aid programmes for hundreds of thousands in Ethiopia
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:02 pm
New York, Jan 30 (JEN): The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) – a pool of funding which supports critical relief operations around the world – has allocated $10 million to help meet the life-saving needs of the most vulnerable people displaced due to conflict in Ethiopia.
At least seven killed at a religious gathering in northern Ethiopia – UN rights office
Jan 24, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New York, Jan 24 (JEN): The United Nations human rights arm on Tuesday voiced deep concern over the deaths of at least seven people celebrating a religious festival in Ethiopia as security forces reportedly tried to stop them from shouting anti-Government chants.
Ethiopia begins civil registration for refugees – UN agencies
Oct 28, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 28(Just Earth News): In an historic first, starting on Friday all refugees in Ethiopia will be able to register their vital life events, including birth, death, marriage and divorce, directly with national authorities, the United Nations refugee agency announced on Friday.
Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom elected to top UN health post
May 24, 2017, at 02:04 pm
New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): The World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the United Nations health agency, on Tuesday elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).
In Ethiopia, UN rights chief urges authorities for greater freedoms; space for critical voices
May 05, 2017, at 09:35 pm
New York, May 5 (Just Earth News): Speaking to the press during his mission to Ethiopia, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday highlighted the need for greater and freer civic space, with “broader latitude for the contributions of critical or dissenting views†to decision-making in the country.
Nine countries join UN-supported network to halve maternal, newborn deaths in clinics
Feb 15, 2017, at 07:00 pm
New York, Feb 15 (Just Earth News): A health network is being created, with support of United Nations agencies, in nine countries – Bangladesh, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda – whose Governments have pledged to halve maternal and newborn deaths in health facilities by 2022.
Drought drives food price spike in East Africa, UN warns
Feb 15, 2017, at 06:37 pm
New York, Feb 15 (Just Earth News): East Africa’s ongoing drought has sharply curbed harvests and drive up the prices of cereals and other staple foods to unusually high levels, posing a heavy burden to households and special risks for pastoralists in the region, the United Nations agricultural agency said on Tuesday.
Ethiopia will need urgent global support in race to prepare for main agricultural season – UN
Aug 16, 2016, at 04:43 am
New York, Aug 15 (Just Earth News): Seasonal floods, resulting in crop damage and inundation of pastures, following a severe El Niño-induced drought in Ethiopia may be further exacerbated by its cool weather counterpart, La Niña, expected from October onwards, the United Nations agricultural agency has warned.
Ethiopia: UN agency calls for urgent funding for farmers ahead of cropping season
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:25 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With just six weeks left before the start of the main cropping season in Ethiopia, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called on Friday for urgent funding to help farmers sow their fields and prevent drought-hit areas of the country from falling deeper into hunger and food insecurity.
Ethiopia: UN and partners launch 90-day campaign to boost drought-relief funding
Mar 25, 2016, at 01:28 pm
New York, Mar 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS):To aid drought-affected people of Ethiopia, the United Nations and humanitarian partners have launched a 90-day campaign to raise awareness about the food crisis in the country and raise funds to bridge a $700 million gap.
Ethiopia: UN urges support to mitigate most devastating drought in 30 years
Dec 09, 2015, at 03:34 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations on Tuesday stepped up its efforts to mitigate the effects of the worst drought to strike Ethiopia in 30 years, with an appeal from the heads of four UN humanitarian bodies for massive international funding now to pre-empt the high risk of death and large scale suffering later.
As Ethiopia battles devastating drought, UN sends in emergency health team
Dec 05, 2015, at 02:22 pm
New York, Dec 5 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With Ethiopia battling its worst drought in 30 years due to the El Niño weather pattern, with 8.2 million people already in urgent need of food aid, the United Nations has sent an emergency health team to help support the Government's response to a crisis that is expected to become even worse over the next eight months.
Ethiopia: Funding helps UN agency avoid cutbacks in food aid to drought-affected people
Nov 19, 2015, at 02:09 pm
New York, Nov 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Thanks to timely contributions from key donors, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday that it is able to continue food distributions later this month for more than 1.5 million people in the Somali region of Ethiopia, and can scale up nutrition help to more than 700,000 children and nursing mothers in the most drought-affected areas.
Ethiopia: UN allocates emergency funds to tackle severe drought
Nov 17, 2015, at 01:57 pm
New York, Nov 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With Ethiopia experiencing its worst drought in decades the United Nations is reporting deepening food insecurity and "severe emaciation and unusual livestock deaths" as the Organization's humanitarian wing has allocated $17 million in emergency funding to help the Government tackle climate challenges and ensure timely food relief.
Ethiopia experiencing worst drought in 30 years due to El Niño conditions: UN report
Oct 28, 2015, at 02:56 pm
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in 30 years according to the United Nations, with levels of acute need across all humanitarian sectors having already exceeded levels seen in the Horn of Africa drought of 2011, and which are projected to become far more severe in 2016.