Day: November 18, 2014
- Africa
U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia announces establishment of new visa class for maritime professionals
Bahir Dar – In remarks today to government officials, faculty and students at the Ethiopian Maritime Training Institute (EMTI) in Bahir Dar, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Patricia M. Haslach announced the establishment of a new visa class for Ethiopians – the C1/D visa. This new crewmember transit visa will facilitate travel to and from the U.S. for shipping vessel crewmembers.…
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Call for governments to re-dedicate to women’s & girls’ rights
Addis Abeba- Women’s rights organizations meeting in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia from 14-16 November have called on African governments to re-dedicate themselves to upholding national, regional and international laws and policies that advance women’s rights and gender equality on universal human rights standards already agreed upon and protect them from social moral and cultural arguments and positions. Civil Society Organizations were…
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EU announces new funding of €29 million for anti-Ebola aid
Addis Abeba – The European Union is continuing to scale up its response to the Ebola epidemic as its Coordinator for the emergency, Commissioner Christos Stylianides together with Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health, return from a four-day mission to the affected countries. New funding of €29 million will be made available by the European Commission. Accordingly the EU allocated €17…
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