Addis Ababa — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen conferred with Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy Dan Jorgensen at his office. During the discussion, Demeke expressed Ethiopia’s desire to further strengthen the existing longstanding relationship between the two countries. He further explained Ethiopian practical efforts to mitigate climate change, […]
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The foundation’s CEO suggests that with a little more than $7 billion, philanthropists could get vaccines to 300 million people. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has called for increased philanthropic giving to advance solutions proven to save and improve millions of lives. According to the CEO of the foundation, Mark Suzman, in an official […]
A total of 230 000 people from the most drought vulnerable districts in Zimbabwe are set to receive food assistance during the January to March 2024 lean season from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID announced a contribution of US$11.27 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Zimbabwe towards this commitment […]
Harare — Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a contribution of US$11.27 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Zimbabwe, ensuring that approximately 230,000 of the most vulnerable people in Mwenezi, Mangwe, Chivi, and Buhera districts will receive critical food assistance during the January to March 2024 lean season. In […]
Harare — Emergency personnel are working through the night due to flash floods brought on by torrential rains in KwaZulu-Natal, which left a path of devastation in certain areas of northern Durban and the north coast, IOL reports. Four people were listed as missing by Sunday, January 14, in the morning, according to an emergency […]
All ten forgotten crises are in Africa 300 million people will need humanitarian aid in 2024 – almost half of them in Africa In 2023, there were 273,421 articles published about the iPhone, but only 1,049 articles about the humanitarian crisis in Angola. Yet, more than seven million people have been affected by droughts, floods, […]
Addis Abeba — The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (DRMC) and the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator have released a joint statement urgently addressing the severe humanitarian crisis affecting approximately four million individuals in drought-afflicted areas of Ethiopia. The statement highlights that repeated instances of drought over the preceding year have drastically affected agricultural […]
Alhaji Bukar Ali hadn’t seen his family in close to a decade due to armed conflict. Then, a team of Red Cross volunteers in Cameroon and Nigeria helped not just to find his relatives but to reunite them. This is the story of a homecoming. Under hot sun and blue sky, on the airport tarmac […]
Eighty two aid trucks entered the Palestinian side through the Egyptian-Palestinian border Rafah crossing on Monday, Al Qahera News reported. Also, 15 injured Palestinian people and 300 dual nationals left the Palestinian side for Egypt, the channel added. Egypt today
Yaounde, 28 December 2023- The Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, approved the allocation of US$350,000 from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support people-centred accountability initiative in the humanitarian response in Cameroon. The funding will enable the United Nations and its partners to ensure that humanitarian action protects and preserves the rights […]
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Wad Madani, the capital of Al Jazeera state, since fighting broke out last Friday. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urgently calling on the parties to the conflict to ensure protection of all civilians and provide safe passage for people trying to reach safety. “We […]
Addis Ababa — The European Union (EU) is ready to continue supporting Ethiopia in various development sectors, EU Ambassador Roland Kobia said. In an exclusive interview with ENA, the ambassador said the structured dialogue held between the Government of Ethiopia and the EU in the first week of December was very successful and a very […]
Cairo International Airport received, on Saturday 16/12/2023, a humanitarian shipment presented by the German government to Egypt help the injured Palestinians who receive treatment in Egyptian hospitals. A German army plane brought high-quality medical equipment such as incubators for premature babies, ventilators, and patient monitors to Egyptian hospitals, said the German embassy in a statement […]
New York — Administrator Samantha Power met with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia to discuss how the United States and USAID-supported development can best support Somalia’s transition to long-term stability. The Administrator and the President discussed shared priorities including advancing stabilization in areas liberated from al-Shabaab, addressing humanitarian needs, and helping Somalia adapt to […]
“The security situation is still volatile in some districts of Cabo Delgado, and since September, there have been multiple attacks, leaving thousands newly displaced in the districts of Macomia, Mocimboa da Praia, and Muidumbe. Access remains challenging in some areas of these districts, which have been isolated and without support over the past few years. […]
A German-funded WFP-UNICEF project brings families and communities together to realize change In Yambio, in southwestern South Sudan – a town known for its agriculture and fertile lands -16-year-old Salwa Anthony and her mother, Grace Martin, are beginning their day. Now in her final year of primary school, Salwa has big dreams for the future, […]
Addis Ababa — In a recently released outlook report, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), a prominent authority on acute food insecurity, has issued a stark warning regarding Ethiopia’s worsening predicament. The Network projects a dire escalation in the country’s food insecurity challenges, with a staggering four million individuals at risk of plunging […]
Addis Ababa — Ethiopian government has revealed that only 30 percent of the target beneficiaries received humanitarian aid throughout the country in the year 2023. Shiferaw Teklemariam, commissioner of the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC) said during the launch of the 2024 Global Humanitarian Appeal on Tuesday, that out of the country’s nearly $4 […]