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Ethiopia: As Famine Looms in Tigray, Biden Calls for Ceasefire, Reconciliation
Addis Standard, 27 May 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday joined growing international calls for a ceasefire and immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access to Tigray region in order to "prevent… Read more »
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Ethiopia: 'We Appear to be Witnessing War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity.'
United States Senate, 27 May 2021
"It has become abundantly clear that events on the ground call for a robust response from the U.S., the region, and the international community, one that conveys an unequivocal… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on U.S. Response to Ongoing Crisis in Ethiopia
United States Senate, 27 May 2021
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on the U.S.… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Statement of Sarah Charles Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance
USAID, 27 May 2021
Introduction: Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, distinguished members of the Committee: thank you for this opportunity to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, how… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Statement By President Joe Biden On the Crisis in Ethiopia
White House, 27 May 2021
I am deeply concerned by the escalating violence and the hardening of regional and ethnic divisions in multiple parts of Ethiopia. The large-scale human rights abuses taking place… Read more »
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East Africa: Ethiopian, Eritrean Forces Accused of Detaining Hundreds in Tigray
East African, 27 May 2021
Eritrean and Ethiopian forces forcibly rounded-up more than 500 young men and women from four camps in Tigray's Shire town on Monday night, three aid workers and a doctor told news… Read more »
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East Africa: ICRC Dramatically Increases Its Budget in Ethiopia and Sudan As Needs Grow At an Alarming Rate
ICRC, 27 May 2021
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is asking donors for an additional 28 million Swiss francs ($31.3 million) for its operations in Ethiopia and Sudan following… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Urgent Funding Needed to Assist Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Tigray
UNFPA, 27 May 2021
"I was running from place to place without food or shelter. I was in fear all the time... There was no safe place for me until I got to the safe house," 22-year-old Selam*… Read more »