November 17

• Ethiopia: Nation Singled Out for Labour Rights Violations

  A key rights committee of the United Nations labour agency today identified five countries where it says worker-rights violations - some involving murder - represent the "most... Read more »

November 13

• Ethiopia: General Assembly Elects 18 Countries to Serve On UN Human Rights Council

  The General Assembly today elected 18 countries to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for a period of three years beginning on 1 January 2013. Read more »

October 22

• Ethiopia: New Camp for Ethiopia as Somali Refugees Increase

  The United Nations refugee agency today announced it will open a new camp in Ethiopia as the number of Somalis fleeing conflict and insecurity in their country continues to grow. Read more »

September 30

• Ethiopia: Amidst Challenges, Ethiopia to Keep Contributing to Regional Integration - Premier Tells UN [opinion]

  In his maiden speech to the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemarim Desalegn, today said that his country will keep contributing to regional... Read more »

August 22

• Ethiopia: Secretary-General 'Deeply Saddened' By Death of Ethiopian Prime Minister

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he was deeply saddened by the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and offered his heartfelt condolences to Mr. Zenawi's family... Read more »

July 18

• Ethiopia: UN Rights Chief Criticizes 'Anti-Terrorism' Law

  The top United Nations human rights official today said she is "seriously alarmed" by the current climate of intimidation against journalists and human rights defenders in Ethiopia... Read more »

May 15

• Ethiopia: Country's Efforts on Food Security Amid Drought Praised

  A United Nations humanitarian official today praised the Ethiopian Government for its innovative and effective efforts to build resilience and food self-sufficiency amid... Read more »

March 18

• Ethiopia: Secretary-General Urges Restraint After Attack On Eritrean Bases

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to avoid any action that could escalate tensions between the Horn of Africa neighbours, following Ethiopia's attack... Read more »

February 26

• East Africa: High-Levels Talks on Drought Threat in Horn

  Government representatives, climatologists, agricultural experts, disaster risk managers and others will gather in Rwanda next week to discuss early action in case of a possible... Read more »

February 2

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Anti-Terrorism Laws Must Not Be Misused to Curb Rights - UN

  A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today spoke out against the ongoing use of anti-terrorism laws to curb freedom of expression in Ethiopia, where several... Read more »

February 1

• Ethiopia: New Library Opens in Addis Ababa

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon celebrated the benefits that books can bring to young people as he opened a library at an Ethiopian primary school that has been established under an... Read more »

January 24

• Somalia: Polio Cases Suspected in Ethiopian Refugee Camps

  The United Nations refugee agency today voiced its concern over reports of two suspected polio cases this week among Somali refugees living in camps in Ethiopia and three cases in... Read more »

January 13

• Somalia: Refugees Face Insecurity in Region's Camps

  The United Nations refugee agency said today it is increasingly concerned about insecurity in and around camps hosting hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees in the Horn of... Read more »

December 24, 2011

• Ethiopia: Rural Poor to Benefit From $100 Million in UN Loans and Grants

  The United Nations agency tackling rural poverty is providing $100 million in financing for a programme to help poor households in Ethiopia gain access to financial services and... Read more »

December 6, 2011

• Eritrea: UN Imposes More Sanctions on Govt

  The Security Council today placed additional sanctions on Eritrea for continuing to provide support to armed groups seeking to destabilize Somalia and other parts of the Horn of... Read more »

December 2, 2011

• Somalia: Ethiopia Opens Additional Camp for Somali Refugees - UN Agency

  Hundreds of refugees in southern Ethiopia have been relocated from an overcrowded transit centre to a new camp, the fifth one in the area for Somalis fleeing conflict and drought... Read more »

November 26, 2011

• Sudan: Thousands Fleeing Conflict - UN

  The United Nations refugee agency voiced concern today over the movement of large numbers of people from Sudan into Ethiopia and South Sudan, saying that an estimated 76,000 people... Read more »

November 23, 2011

• Ethiopia: Ending Violence Against Women Begins With Change in Attitudes

  Strong laws are vital to ending violence against women, but the long road to tackling this scourge begins with a change in attitudes, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro... Read more »

October 28, 2011

• Sudan: Aerial Bombings Driving More Refugees From Country's Blue Nile Into Ethiopia - UN

  Aerial bombings in Sudan's Blue Nile state are driving a new wave of refugees into Ethiopia, with nearly 2,000 arriving in the last four days alone, the United Nations refugee... Read more »

October 8, 2011

• Ethiopia: UN Opens Refugee Camp in Country As Violence Continues in Troubled Sudanese State

  The United Nations refugee agency has opened a new camp in western Ethiopia as hostilities in Sudan's Blue Nile state continue to drive thousands to flee the country. Read more »

September 28, 2011

• East Africa: Ethiopia Calls for Long View on Sustainable Development

  Ethiopia called today from the General Assembly not only for immediate aid to help the 13.3 million victims of drought and famine in Somalia and elsewhere in the Horn of Africa but... Read more »

September 27, 2011

• Sudan: UN Agencies Seek U.S. $18 Million to Assist Refugees in Ethiopia

  United Nations agencies and their aid partners today appealed for $18.3 million to help tens of thousands of refugees who are fleeing into western Ethiopia to escape violence in... Read more »

September 17, 2011

• Somalia: Conditions Worsen for Famine-Wracked Citizens in Mogadishu, but Improve in Ethiopia

  Health and nutrition rates have deteriorated for famine-wracked Somalis displaced within their own country but improved for those who have fled to Ethiopia, the United Nations... Read more »

September 7, 2011

• Ethiopia: More Than 80 Per Cent of Somali Refugees Are Children - UN

  Children are bearing the brunt of the Horn of Africa crisis and constitute the majority of all Somali refugees in neighbouring Ethiopia, the United Nations reported today. Read more »

• Sudan: Refugees From Blue Nile Conflict Head for Ethiopia

  United Nations agencies are mobilizing to assist at some 20,000 people who have fled the fighting in Sudan's Blue Nile state and arrived in neighbouring Ethiopia. Read more »