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Violence in Tigray causes untold suffering
MSF | Relief Web | Since early November, a military escalation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has caused widespread violence and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Albert Viñas, emergency coordinator for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins…
Ethiopia’s leader won the Nobel Peace Prize. Now he’s accused of war crimes.
Washingtonpost (Opinion) — FIFTEEN MONTHS ago Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for ending his country’s conflict with neighboring Eritrea. Now he may be perpetrating grave crimes against humanity. After…
UNESCO Director-General urges probe into killing of Ethiopia journalist
Jurist | UNESCO | Director-General condemns murder of journalist Dawit Kebede in Ethiopia.
The Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , Audrey Azoulay, has called for an inquiry into…
‘Disturbing’ allegations of rape in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict, UN
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The UN says it has received "disturbing" reports of sexual violence and abuse in Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray region, including of individuals forced to rape members of their own family.
Pramila Patten, the UN's special…
UN OCHA – Ethiopia – Daily Noon Briefing Highlights – January 2021
15 January 2021
OCHA reports that hundreds of thousands of people in Tigray, Ethiopia, are facing food and water shortages and lacking health services. There has also been a reported rise in malnutrition and water-borne diseases.
Meanwhile,…
UN fears ‘massive’ COVID transmission in Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations fears “massive community transmission” of COVID-19 in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region, fueled by displacement and the collapse of health services, as humanitarian workers finally begin to access…