UNHCR asks Ethiopia for urgent access to 96,000 Eritreans cut off without food
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:56 am
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed to Ethiopia on Tuesday for urgent access to 96,000 Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, saying the month-long conflict in Tigray had left them without vital supplies.
First of four UN humanitarian airlifts for Ethiopia refugees lands in Khartoum
Nov 30, 2020, at 02:06 am
New York: An airplane loaded with humanitarian supplies for people fleeing violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, in an appeal for international assistance to cope with the growing numbers seeking shelter in Sudan.
First of four UN humanitarian airlifts for Ethiopia refugees lands in Khartoum
Nov 28, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New York: An airplane loaded with humanitarian supplies for people fleeing violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the UN refugee agency (UNCHR) said on Friday, in an appeal for international assistance to cope with the growing numbers seeking shelter in Sudan.
Protect civilians uphold human rights, UN tells warring parties in Ethiopia
Nov 25, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Appointment of AU envoys for Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis an 'initiative for peace': UN chief
Nov 22, 2020, at 08:40 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the African Union’s (AU) appointment of three high-level envoys to help resolve the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, calling it an "initiative for peace.”
Heartbreaking stories from refugees fleeing Ethiopia violence
Nov 20, 2020, at 04:03 pm
New York: In a briefing to journalists on Thursday, a senior UN humanitarian official in Sudan recounted moving testimony from refugees who are crossing the border from Ethiopia in their thousands, fleeing fighting in Tigray province.
Reported Ethiopia massacre: UN rights chief warns of spiralling situation, war crimes
Nov 14, 2020, at 03:47 pm
New York: Disturbing reports of an alleged massacre have surfaced in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, amid fighting between national and regional forces that may become impossible to control, the UN human rights chief warned on Friday.
‘No way’ to get vital humanitarian aid into Ethiopia’s Tigray region, UN warns
Nov 13, 2020, at 03:40 pm
New York: With telephone lines still cut and transport links disrupted, it is impossible for humanitarians to get vital supplies into Ethiopia’s Tigray region or assess evolving humanitarian needs, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said.
Ethiopia: ‘Halt the violence’, resolve grievances peacefully: UN rights chief
Nov 07, 2020, at 03:20 pm
New York: The UN human rights chief called on Friday for the de-escalation of violence and military clashes across parts of Ethiopia, urging all those involved to “engage in a genuine, inclusive and credible dialogue to solve any differences through peaceful means”.
‘Take urgent steps’ to calm intercommunal violence in Ethiopia: Guterres
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:51 pm
New York: Inclusive dialogue is crucial to diffuse tensions across Ethiopia, said the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday, following reports of dozens killed and injured during brutal attacks in the west of the country over the weekend.
Ethiopia urged to allow peaceful demonstrations, investigate protestor deaths
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:38 pm
Independent UN human rights experts are urging the Ethiopian authorities to allow peaceful demonstrations, in a new appeal for investigations into the deaths of people protesting the recent killing of a popular singer and activist from the Oromo ethnic group.
62 Ethiopian children intercepted in a suspected case of human trafficking
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:01 pm
Addis Ababa/Xinhua/UNI: Police in northern Ethiopia's Amhara regional state have intercepted 62 children in a suspected case of human trafficking, an Ethiopian official said on Sunday.
27 die in Ethiopia in head-on collision involving bus, overloaded minibus
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:26 am
Addis Ababa/Xinhua/UNI: Twenty seven people were killed after an overloaded minibus collided head-on with another bus on Sunday in Ethiopia's Oromia regional state, local police officials confirmed on Monday.
Almost 90 People Killed During Anti-Government Protests in Ethiopia - Reports
Nov 04, 2019, at 01:31 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of those killed in anti-government protests in Ethiopia has reached 86, and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed urged citizens to confront forces that threaten to impede the country's progress, the ENA news agency reported on Sunday.
Ethiopian Prime Minister awarded Nobel Peace Prize: Guterres hails his ‘people first’ agenda
Oct 12, 2019, at 07:45 am
New York: The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been praised by the UN Secretary-General for creating a pathway to stability in the Horn of Africa region.
More funds needed to counter ‘persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems’ in Ethiopia
Sep 11, 2019, at 10:13 am
New York: Ethiopia is beset by “persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems”, the United Nations relief chief said on Tuesday, calling for more international funding as well as support for the Government-led response to the country’s displacement crisis.
Ethiopia arrests 90 for suspected involvement in deadly ethnic violence
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Addis Ababa, Jul 19 (Xinhua/UNI) Ethiopian authorities have arrested 90 people suspected of involvement in recent deadly ethnic violence, an official said on Friday.
UN agency helps stranded Ethiopians return home, ending ‘harrowing migration ordeal’
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): With the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), some 280 Ethiopians returned home on 10-11 July, after being facing traumatic experiences in Yemen.
About 300 Ethiopians arrested in connection with failed coup attempt
Jun 30, 2019, at 09:35 pm
Addis Ababa, Jun 30 (Xinhua): Security forces in Ethiopia have arrested around 300 people suspected of being involved a failed coup attempt on June 22, an Ethiopian official said on Sunday.
Ethiopian chief of staff killed as result of coup attempt
Jun 23, 2019, at 07:01 pm
Moscow, June 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Ethiopian Chief of Staff, Gen. Seare Mekonnen, was killed during a coup attempt in Addis Ababa, local media reported on Saturday citing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Ethiopia Army Chief shot, condition unknown
Jun 23, 2019, at 10:36 am
Addis Ababa, Jun 23 (UNI) Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday announced that country's Army Chief of Staff has been shot.
At least 11 Kenyans killed in clashes near Kenya-Ethiopia border
May 07, 2019, at 08:22 pm
Marsabit , Kenya, May 7 (Xinhua): At least 11 Kenyans were killed and two others were injured in clashes along the Kenya-Ethiopia border in Kenya's northern Marsabit County on Monday, police and local government officials confirmed on Tuesday.
Ethiopian Airlines plane crash: Black box recovered
Mar 11, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Nairobi, Mar 11 (IBNS): The black box of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight has been recovered, media reports said on Monday.
Egypt extends condolences over Ethiopian plane crash
Mar 11, 2019, at 09:35 am
Cairo, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI) Egypt offered its condolences to the families of the victims of an Ethiopian Airlines (ET) plane crash that occurred earlier on Sunday.
Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes killing all 157 on board
Mar 10, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Addis Ababa, Mar 10 (UNI) All 157 passengers who were on board Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 that crashed in central Ethiopia on its way to Kenya on Sunday morning have died, airlines said.
Eritrea sanctions lifted amid growing rapprochement with Ethiopia: Security Council
Nov 15, 2018, at 09:14 am
New York, Nov 15 (IBNS): A range of international sanctions imposed against Eritrea nearly a decade ago, were unanimously lifted by the Security Council on Wednesday, four months after the signing of an historic peace agreement with Ethiopia in July.
Sep 30, 2018, at 04:40 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): Osman Mohammed Saleh, Eritrea’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, told the United Nations General Assembly that the recently signed Peace Agreement between his country and Ethiopia “brings to an end a dark, two-decades-old, a chapter of war, constant tension, and strife.”
Eritrea: Peace deal prompts hope of internal reforms, to improve fundamental human rights
Sep 19, 2018, at 08:56 am
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS): The peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia has raised hopes that improving human rights will be front and centre on Eritrea’s path forward, according to a United Nations Special Rapporteur on Tuesday.
Sep 17, 2018, at 10:04 am
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): There is a powerful wind of hope blowing across the Horn of Africa region, said UN chief António Guterres on Sunday, in Saudi Arabia to witness the signing of a peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea, ending decades of simmering conflict.
Aug 04, 2018, at 07:18 am
New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): To address the urgent needs of more than a million displaced by inter-communal violence in southwestern Ethiopia over the past four months, UN humanitarian agencies and their partners are ramping up their efforts, providing among other things shelter, household items, water and sanitation, and food to the most vulnerable.