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News: U.N. received “necessary clearances” for humanitarian flight, no “prior warning” of airstrike on Mekelle
Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, October 23/2021 – Martin Griffiths, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, confirmed media reports that the UN humanitarian flight in Ethiopia “destined for Mekelle in Tigray was forced to return to Addis Abeba due to air strikes in Mekelle.” On October …
News Update: Thousands of children, women & elderly face malnutrition in Borana, Oromia; more than 7, 000 cattle perish due to drought
By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, October 16/2021 – Some 6,398 children, 9,078 women and 2,226 elderly people are among thousands facing severe health problems associated with malnutrition following drought caused by lack of rain in Borana, Oromia regional state. The drought has also led to the death of 7,540 …
News: U.S. to airlift relief supplies to Amhara, Afar, announces $26m more in aid; donors discuss “possibility of augmenting road operations” to Tigray
Addis Abeba, October 13/2021 – The United States said it was “airlifting relief supplies” from USAID’s warehouse in Dubai to Addis Abeba, “which will be further transported north to respond to recently displaced people in Amhara and Afar. In addition, the U.S. announced it was “providing more than $26 million …
