Over 829 Ethiopian peacekeeping troops are finally set to return home after 13 years of peacekeeping service in the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said humanitarian routes in Tigray have been opened for aid providers following an agreement reached between the government and the United Nations.

The United Nations Global Humanitarian Overview 2021 indicated that the Coronavirus pandemic will push the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance to new heights. 

The United Nations (UN) is planning to build a medical evacuation (MEDVAC) field hospital in Addis Ababa which will be used to treat COVID-19 patients.

A report by the Voice of America (VOA) English service has revealed that Ethiopia has stopped granting automatic asylum to Eritreans entering the country.  The report also pointed out that there is a policy shift from the Ethiopian side regarding Eritrean refugees.

The United Nations agencies have selected Ethiopian Airlines Cargo and Logistics Services hub in Addis Ababa to serve as Africa’s distribution center for medical supplies.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), one of the three Rome-based UN agencies, has agreed to provide USD 40 million as part of the USD 305.7 million co-financing needed to back the Rural Financial Intermediation Program the Government of Ethiopia is about to implement.

The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Gueterres has urged Ethiopia to repeat its successes in the mediation efforts it has achieved in Sudan’s political crisis, towards South Sudan as well.

The United Nations Fund for Population (UNFPA) marked its 50th year anniversary in Addis Ababa at Sheraton Addis, in the presence of Naltalia Kanem (MD), UNFPA’s executive director and President Sahile-Work Zewde. The event also commemorated its 25 years, of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) which was first held in Cairo in 1994.

A week before the release of a high-level report at the headquarters of the United Nations entitled, A Call to Action: Transforming the Global Refugee System;the members of the World Refugee Council have met with important actors in Addis Ababa that deal with the issues of refugees and have presented their recommendations.