News Highlights Extra No. 12: Conflict in the Horn
10 Mar 2021

News Highlights Extra No. 12: Conflict in the Horn

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EEPA is sending extra news highlights on the conflict in the Horn of Africa: previous highlights extra and EEPA’s situation reports on the Horn crisis.

News Highlights: East Africa faces lack of aid funding, Interim Libyan government wants help on migration, Life sentence for smugglers proposed in UK
5 Mar 2021

News Highlights: East Africa faces lack of aid funding, Interim Libyan government wants help on migration, Life sentence for smugglers proposed in UK

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In this week’s news highlights: Humanitarian conditions are worsening in the Horn amidst funding reduction for aid; UN comments on human rights violations in Tigray; Statement of UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Eritrea; Testimonies on violence by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia amidst international inaction; Interim Libyan PM asks for international assistance on migration; at least 15 deaths off Libya coast; life sentence plan introduced for smugglers in UK; refugees protest in Greece; UN Committee for Children says Spain violated a minor’s rights in invasive determining of age; Report on increase of migrants and refugees landing in Italy; The IOM raises the attention migrant and refugee vaccinations.

For frequent updates about the situation in the Horn, please see the EEPA Horn situation reports.

News Highlights Extra No. 11: Conflict in the Horn
3 Mar 2021

News Highlights Extra No. 11: Conflict in the Horn

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EEPA is sending extra news highlights on the conflict in the Horn of Africa: previous highlights extra and EEPA’s situation reports on the Horn crisis.