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Ethiopia: UN - Human Rights and Security Deteriorate As Tigray Conflict Spreads
VOA, 8 March 2022
The U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet is urging the Ethiopian government, Tigrayan forces and other armed groups to end the violence and abuses that are… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Warring Parties Should End Attacks On Women, Girls - Human Rights Watch
HRW, 8 March 2022
Destruction of Health Care, Blocking of Aid, Further Harms Survivors of Rape Read more »
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Ethiopia: Fifteen Women's Organizations Call On UN for Vital Services to Sexual Violence Survivors in Tigray
Addis Standard, 8 March 2022
In connection with the International Women's Day, a group of 15 women's organizations appealed to Pramila Patten, United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in… Read more »
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Ethiopia: UN Refugee Agency Asks for U.S.$205 Million for Displaced People in Northern Ethiopia
VOA, 6 March 2022
The U.N. Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is appealing for $205 million for assistance to more than 1.6 million people displaced by conflict in northern Ethiopia. Read more »
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Addis Standard, 5 March 2022
A local official in Binishangul Gumz regional state told the BBC Amharic service that latest attack by militants claimed the lives of at least 20 civilians. The attack was carried… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Court Overrules Police Request for More Time, Wants Results of Investigation into Two Journalists
Addis Standard, 4 March 2022
The Federal First Instance Court Arada branch has today overruled police's request for more days and ordered investigation results on two Associated Press (AP) journalists -… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Abiy Says War Has 'Devastating Consequences'
Addis Standard, 3 March 2022
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that the ongoing civil war in Ethiopia "has shown the devastating consequence that war inflicts upon families, communities, livelihoods and the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: War in Tigray Takes its Toll On Children
Addis Standard, 3 March 2022
Medical professionals who spoke with Deutsche Welle (DW) reporter in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray state, say the war in tigray has taken a toll on children. Read more »
UN Asking for U.S.$205 Million for Displaced in Northern Ethiopia
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is appealing for U.S.$205 million to provide assistance to more than 1.6 million people displaced by conflict in northern Ethiopia.
The conflict, which began 16 months ago in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, has spread to the neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions. This has resulted in a humanitarian crisis for more than 2 million people, forced to flee their homes.
UNHCR says most of the victims are displaced inside Ethiopia, while nearly 60,000 have fled to neighbouring Sudan. UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo said all those who fled are in desperate need of support.
Ethiopia launched its military offensive in Tigray on November 4, 2020, to oust the Tigray People's Liberation Front from its northern stronghold. The UN says 40% of Tigray's population of 6 million suffers from acute hunger, with 400,000 on the verge of famine.
Eritrea, which supports the Ethiopian government, has reportedly attacked several camps in Tigray holding tens of thousands of Eritrean refugees, reports Lisa Schlein for Voice of America.
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UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said that women had faced "unimaginable" horrors in conflict-torn regions of Ethiopia. Read more »
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