United Nations

The fourth State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR 2022) with the title of ‘Building Equal and Inclusive Societies’ launched at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa hall. During the launching program, Ergogie Tesfaye (PhD) noted that the Government of Ethiopia is committed to continue championing for volunteerism and creating enabling environments for volunteers. She also added that volunteerism can create conducive platform for people to participate in development at all levels of society and empowering them to fully engage in their development priorities. The launch took the global discussions on the report to the regional level to initiate…

Three peacekeepers from Ethiopia were honored posthumously at the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers today. At a ceremony held at the UN Headquarters to observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, Secretary-General António Guterres presided over a ceremony at which the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal was awarded posthumously to 117 military, police, and civilian peacekeepers who lost their lives serving under the UN flag last year. Among the peacekeepers honored posthumously were three Ethiopians who served with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), it was learned. Corporal Solomon Ayalew Gared, Sergeant Abebe Tesfaye Masresha, and Sergeant Tekelargay…