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36 humanitarian workers were killed in Ethiopia

36 humanitarian workers were killed in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, April 22/2023, Ethio Negari:- After the 2008 amendment of the civil society law, many organizations have started to work, but the country's insecurity was the main obstacle to excute their projects. Council of Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations has stated that 36 civil society organization workers have been killed since 2019. The director general of the council, Henok Melese, said that it has become difficult to work in different parts of the country. The council, which has more than four thousand organizations as members are working and making sacrifices till death. The director general cited the example of Catholic…
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African CSOs call on the African Union to rise to the urgency of the climate crisis

African CSOs call on the African Union to rise to the urgency of the climate crisis

African CSOs call on the African Union to rise to the urgency of the climate crisis in Africa. Addis Ababa, Ethio Negari, 19 February, 2023: - As the 36th AU Heads of States and Governments Summit kicks off from February 18-19, 2023, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African Civil Society Organizations coalesced under the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance call on the African Union to rise to the urgency of the climate crisis in Africa. Dr. Mithika Mwenda, the Executive Director of Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) said that voices of communities must be heard and that the summit needs to…
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