HIGHLIGHTS FAO latest forecast for the 2005 world cereal output has been raised considerably since the September report to 2 005 million tonnes, 2.4 percent lower than last year's record crop. Cereal...
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HIGHLIGHTS FAO latest forecast for the 2005 world cereal output has been raised considerably since the September report to 2 005 million tonnes, 2.4 percent lower than last year's record crop. Cereal...
SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS The 2005 meher season annual crop production and food aid needs assessment has recently been carried out in several parts of the country. Preliminary results indicate that...
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ADDIS ABABA, 30 December (IRIN) - Ethiopia's finance minister, Sufyan Ahmed, has said that the poor in his country would...
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NAIROBI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Millions of people in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia who need pasture and water for their livestock face acute food shortages because of poor rains, a U.S.-based monitoring...
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ADDIS ABABA, 29 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - Donors have put on hold US $375 million in budget support to the Ethiopian government...
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Addis Ababa (dpa) - Ninety low-cost housing units built by the German technical Cooperation (GTZ) with funding from the European Union (E.U.) have been handed over to displaced families in Ethiopia,...
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[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ADDIS ABABA, 29 December (IRIN) - Eritrea's ban on UN helicopter flights in its airspace is still in place despite UN...
LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Western donors plan to withhold $375 million in aid from Ethiopia over the government's recent crackdown on opposition supporters, The Financial Times reported on Thursday...
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POLITICAL: On 22 December 2005, UNMEE Officer in Charge Ambassador Ennifar met with H.E. Dr. Tekeda Alemu, Ethiopian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. They exchanged views on the recent...
(FEWS NET) issues periodic emergency alerts when a significant food security crisis is occurring, where portions of the population are now, or will soon become, extremely food insecure and face...
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ADDIS ABABA, 28 December (IRIN) - A Federal High Court judge remanded 129 opposition leaders, journalists, civil society...
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PASTORAL AREAS ASSESSMENT TEAMS DEBRIEF Findings from the meher pre-harvest emergency needs assessment in pastoralist areas were presented on 22 December. The debriefing focused on Afar and Somali...
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[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ADDIS ABABA, 22 December (IRIN) - Eritrea triggered a two-year war with Ethiopia and violated international law when it...
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ADDIS ABABA, 22 December (IRIN) - Rights groups have expressed concern over the trial of 131 Ethiopian politicians,...
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Africa Report N°101 - 22 December 2005 Nairobi/Brussels EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The fragile peace maintained by Ethiopia and Eritrea since they signed a comprehensive agreement at...
One-year-old Abdu Awol is fidgeting in his mother's lap, fighting to get loose and play. His face is fixed with rapt concentration, his eyes alert. On this sunny day, he's probably the most...
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POLITICAL: On 15 December, UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guéhenno briefed representatives of the P-5 and "Friends of UNMEE" accredited to Asmara on the deliberations of the Security Council...
By Tsegaye Tadesse ADDIS ABABA, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Ethiopia on Wednesday charged 131 opposition members with treason, inciting violence and planning to commit genocide during deadly clashes that...
Tunis, 21 December, 2005 - The Ethiopian government will receive a grant of UA 43.61 million (approximately 62 million US dollars or 552 million birr) from the African Development Fund (ADF) to...
SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS A recent mid-season multi-agency food security assessment led by the DPPC with the participation of the government, NGOs, UN agencies and donors showed that while food...