July 15

• Ethiopia: UN Food Relief Agency Starts First Cash Distributions to Somali Refugees in Ethiopia

  More than 12,000 Somali refugees in Ethiopia are receiving monthly cash entitlements in addition to food rations, the United Nations food relief agency today said, detailing its... Read more »

June 07

• Ethiopia: Partnering for New Global Development Agenda Tops Discussion At UN Forum in Ethiopia

  A global partnership for development is critical to underpin the post-2015 development agenda, a senior United Nations official today said at an international forum in Ethiopia to... Read more »

April 26

• Ethiopia: Over 30,000 Refugees and Migrants Have Arrived in Yemen So Far This Year - UN Agency

  The United Nations refugee agency said today it has recorded the arrival of over 30,000 refugees and migrants to Yemen this year, the majority of them Ethiopians, with the rest... Read more »

February 26

• Ethiopia: Farming Co-Ops Begin Record Food Delivery for National Relief Efforts

  Local farmers' cooperatives in Ethiopia are beginning to deliver what is expected to be the largest amount of maize they ever sold to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP),... Read more »

January 27

• Ethiopia: Ban Ki-moon Calls On African Leaders to End Cycle of Poverty and Violence

  Speaking at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the continent's leaders to boost efforts to lift millions out of... Read more »

January 17

• Congo-Kinshasa: Measles Remains Threat in Three African Nations

  While the number of measles deaths around the world has significantly decreased over the past decade, large outbreaks in certain regions are jeopardizing progress, the United... Read more »

January 15

• Ethiopia: Record Number of Africans Crossed Gulf of Aden in 2012, UN Agency Reports

  A record 107,500 African refugees and migrants made the dangerous journey from the Horn of Africa to Yemen in 2012 - the largest influx into Yemen since 2006 when the United... Read more »

November 16, 2012

• 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 12, 2012

• 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 19, 2012

• 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 28, 2012

• 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 21, 2012

• 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, 2012

• 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 14, 2012

• 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 16, 2012

• 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 24, 2012

• 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 02, 2012

• 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 »

January 31, 2012

• 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, 2012

• 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, 2012

• 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 23, 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 05, 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 02, 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 25, 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 22, 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 »