Turning to Ethiopia, Mark Lowcock, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed the Security Council today.  He focused on the current humanitarian situation, access to the region, and action needed to scale up humanitarian deliveries.  Mr. Lowcock pointed out that at least 4.5 million people in Tigray need assistance, according to official estimates.  Many people in rural areas remain inaccessible and […]

ሃገርና ኤርትራ ኣብ ከቢድ ኩሉ መዳያዊ ጸገም ኣትያ ከም ዘላ ዓለም ምሉእ ዝምስክሮ ሓቂ እዩ። ዝዀነ ይኹን መባእታዊ ቀረብ ክረክብ ዘይተዓደለ፣ ፖለቲካ ንውሑዳት ኣካላት ጥራት ዝምልከት ኰይኑ ንኻልኦት ኤርትራውያን ገበን ዝዀነሉ፣ መሰረታዊ ሰብኣውን ዲሞክራስያውን መሰላቱ ዘይተኸብረሉ፣ ብዘይሕግን ፍርድን ኣብ ቤት ማእሰርቲ ዝዳጐነሉ፡ ብሕጽር ዝበለ ፍርሒ፡ ጥመት፡ ድንቁርና ወዘተ ዓብሊሎም ንህዝብና ከሳቕዩ ይርኣዩ ኣለዉ። ንሱ ከይኣክል […]

https://www.state.gov/atrocities-in-ethiopias-tigray-region/

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/26/africa/ethiopia-tigray-dengelat-massacre-intl/index.html?utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_campaign=africa&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR20SphHzmGbt8tOKeQcEBcBLZifb3dCcGohPUC4n29_QDAhGdyGgRjxloo

https://sudantribune.com/spip.php?article70496

https://apnews.com/article/eritrea-dubai-only-on-ap-united-arab-emirates-east-africa-088f41c7d54d6a397398b2a825f5e45a

https://sudantribune.com/spip.php?article70455

The 1980s famine in Ethiopia caught the world’s attention and prompted generous aid and decades of long-term recovery. 1981 to 1984: Drought and conflict Civil war and periodic shortfalls of rain lead to poor harvests, especially in drought-prone northern Ethiopia. Some contested areas are inaccessible to aid organizations. The conflict also damages the economy. 1984: […]

https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/eu-accuses-eritrea-forces-of-fueling-conflict-in-ethiopia-region