Ethiopia

OCHA Ethiopia/Zelalem Letyibelu

UN experts call on Ethiopia to allow international panel to help probe violence against protesters

10 October 2016
Urging Ethiopian authorities to end their violent crackdown on peaceful protests, which has reportedly led to the death of over 600 people since November 2015, two United Nations human rights experts today further called on the Government to allow an international commission of inquiry to investigate the protests and the violence used against peaceful demonstrators.
OCHA Ethiopia/Zelalem Letyibelu

UN rights office calls for independent inquiry following numerous deaths at an Ethiopian festival

7 October 2016
Expressing concern at increasing unrest in several Ethiopian towns following deaths of a number of people in unclear circumstances in the country’s Bishoftu town, the United Nations human rights arm has called on protesters to exercise restraint and on security forces to conduct themselves in line with international human rights laws and standards.
UNOCHA Ethiopia/Zelalem Letyibelu

UN rights office urges Ethiopia to ensure independent probe of reported violations in Oromia region

19 August 2016
Voicing concern over serious human rights violations in the Oromia and Amhara regions of Ethiopia earlier this month, the United Nations human rights chief today urged the Government to ensure access for independent observers to affected areas and to work towards opening up political and democratic reforms.
FAO/Giulio Napolitano

Ethiopia will need urgent global support in race to prepare for main planting season – UN

15 August 2016
Seasonal floods, resulting in crop damage and inundation of pastures, following a severe El Niño-induced drought in Ethiopia may be further exacerbated by its cool weather counterpart, La Niña, expected from October onwards, the United Nations agricultural agency has warned.
OCHA/Charlotte Cans

Floods deal ‘staggering’ blow to pastoralists recovering from Ethiopia’s long drought – UN

5 July 2016
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) announced that floods across Ethiopia have severely impacted the recovery processes, particularly for livestock-dependent families, following more than 18 months of dry spells and poor rainfall induced by an El Niño drought phenomenon.
UN Photo/Milton Grant

Ban urges ‘maximum restraint’ in wake of reported fighting at border between Ethiopia and Eritrea

15 June 2016
Deeply concerned by reports of fighting on 12 and 13 June on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is on an official visit to Belgium, met in Brussels today with top officials from both the African countries, with the parties calling for maximum restraint.
FAO/Tamiru Legesse

Ethiopia: UN agency calls for urgent funding for farmers ahead of cropping season

29 April 2016
With just six weeks left before the start of the main cropping season in Ethiopia, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called today for urgent funding to help farmers sow their fields and prevent drought-hit areas of the country from falling deeper into hunger and food insecurity.
OCHA/Charlotte Cans

Ethiopia: UN and partners launch 90-day campaign to boost drought-relief funding

24 March 2016
To aid drought-affected people of Ethiopia, the United Nations and humanitarian partners have launched a 90-day campaign to raise awareness about the food crisis in the country and raise funds to bridge a $700 million gap.
FAO/Tamiru Legesse

Ethiopian farmers need urgent assistance amid major drought, warns UN agency

7 March 2016
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today announced that timely agricultural assistance for the upcoming rainy season is essential to help the drought-affected people of Ethiopia, as one of the strongest El Niño events on record continues to have devastating effects on the lives and livelihoods of farmers and herders.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Visiting drought-hit region of Ethiopia, Ban urges support to Government-led humanitarian efforts

31 January 2016
The international community must stand with the people of Ethiopia in their time of need, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, urging donors gathered in Addis Ababa to step up assistance to the country, before heading to the drought-stricken region of Oromia where he witnessed first-hand efforts under way to battle the effects of one of the most powerful El Niño events in recorded history.