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18 Nov 2020

News Highlights Extra (EN/DE/FR/IT): Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region/Konflikt in der äthiopischen Region Tigray/ Le conflit dans la région éthiopienne du Tigray/ Conflitto nella regione del Tigray in Etiopia

by K. Melicherova | posted in: Africa, African Union, Asylum Seekers, Bombing, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Hitsats camp, Horn of Africa region, Migration, Refugee Camps, UNHCR, United Nations | 0

On Wednesday 4 November, tensions escalated in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Disputes between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Tigray and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed led to fighting in the Tigray region and at its borders. As the situation evolves, EEPA is sending extra news highlights on the conflict. Experts emphasize that the international community must urge for de-escalation of the conflict, and urge all parties involved in the conflict to enter into dialogue. African leaders and Church leaders this week took initiatives to assist in peaceful resolutions of the conflict. For details, click here to see the previous highlights extra (11 November 2020). For detailed information, not widely reported in the media, please frequently check for updates on EEPA’s situation reports (17 and 18 November) on the crisis.

14 Nov 2020

UNHCR issues urgent appeal for assistance for refugees from Ethiopia

by K. Smits | posted in: Ethiopia, Refugee Camps, Uncategorized, UNHCR | 0

The UNHCR has launched an urgent appeal for donations to assist the refugees coming from Ethiopia. The refugees are fleeing the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The UNHCR indicates that the extra funding is needed to urgently scale up their supplies to respond to the emergency.

11 Nov 2020

Press Briefing: Ethiopia on the edge of civil war as the international community calls for de-escalation

by K. Smits | posted in: Abiy Ahmed, Africa, EEPA news and activities, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Migration, Refugee Camps, Uncategorized | 0

11 November 2020 – It has been one year since the Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy won the Nobel Peace Prize for his peace efforts with Eritrea and reconciliation in Ethiopia. However, the outbreak of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region threatens to tarnish this accomplishment. On the Dutch radio programme Bureau Buitenland, Mirjam van Reisen, Professor in the Universities of Leiden and Tilburg and Secretary-General of EEPA, calls for urgent de-escalation and inclusion of all parties in diplomatic efforts.