Year: 2014
- Africa
UNHCR starts relocation of 15,000 stranded South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia
Matar Way Station, Ethiopia, – The UN refugee agency has begun relocating nearly 15,000 South Sudanese refugees who had been stranded for a few months at a way station in western Ethiopia after the refugee camp where they were due to live was flooded. A first group of 125 refugees left Matar Way Station on Monday and headed along…
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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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MenEngage Global Symposium to call for “radical measures to address men’s roles in achieving full gender equality”
New Delhi – More than 1000 delegates from 94 countries gathered in Delhi this week for the 2nd MenEngage Global Symposium aim to set a new benchmark for redefining notions of masculinity, and to encourage men and boys worldwide to end gender based violence and engage and support efforts to achieve full gender equality. “When we engage with men…
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First ‘Africa Data Challenge’ calls for data projects with practical, human impact in Africa
The Planet Earth Institute NGO will host first ever ‘Africa Data Challenge’ as part of the second #ScienceAfrica UnConference on November 18th During the ‘Africa Data Challenge’ innovators will pitch ideas for data-driven projects that achieve practical, human impact in Africa Judges include African Development Bank, Elsevier and Intel The Planet Earth Institute (PEI), an international NGO that works for…
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Business leaders commit $28.5 million initial emergency fund to help Africa’s Ebola response
Addis Abeba – A historic Roundtable of business leaders comprising CEOs from a range of sectors such as banking, telecommunications, mining, energy, services and manufacturing joined forces with the African Union, the African Development Bank and the Economic Commission for Africa to create and support an emergency funding mechanism to deal with the Ebola outbreak and its consequences. Attending business…
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USAID and Ministry of Education Launch a National Mother Tongue Reading Program
15 million children to benefit from new materials and training of 65,000 teachers Hawassa, October 29, 2014. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MOE) launched a national mother tongue reading curriculum to improve the reading skills of 15 million primary school students in Ethiopia. Minister of Education Shiferaw Shigute and USAID…
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Inauguration of New Office Facility in Addis Abeba signifies a more innovative UN
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Economic Commission for Africa Carlos Lopes have hailed the opening of a new office in the ECA compound in Addis Ababa as a milestone for the organization and for its already close relationship with Ethiopia and with people across Africa. Held on Tuesday, the inauguration of the new building is in line with the…
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Sixth International Policy Conference highlights need for greater social protection for Africa’s children
Delegates at the Sixth International Policy Conference on the African Child (IPC), hosted by the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), will explore the apparent lack of social protection for citizens of many African countries and agree ways of accelerating efforts to improve social security policies across the continent, particularly for Africa’s children. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), public…
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