In March 2022, the Guardian reported that themalnutrition rate for children under five has risen to 13 percent, while the rate for pregnant and lactating women is at a staggering 60 percent.
#Aid4Tigray@UN@hrw@WFP@USAID@UKaid@USUN
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@DAT_TDF
In Tigray People continue to die of hunger, schools are struggling to keep students and hunger is pushing thousands into the hands of kidnappers and people smugglers Going to abroad illegally.
#Aid4Tigray@UNICEF@eu_eeas@hrw@USAmbUN@UNOCHA@USAID https://t.co/40YXWV1oo2
As long as the regime continues to silence and oppress, the fight for freedom remains not just necessary but inevitable! Until the voice of our people is fully respected and their fundamental rights upheld, recruitment and resistance will persist!
#Oromia#Ethiopia
The Tragic Rape and Murder of Simboo Birhanu
The cruelty and depravity exhibited by Abiy Ahmed and his soldiers have long surpassed the bounds of comprehension. On mere accusation of supporting the OLA, they have carried out executions of countless young boys, including the young Amanuel, whose family was forced to witness this heinous act. They have thrown boys suspected of supporting the OLA into burial pits while still alive; buried others up to their necks and left them to suffer, and set people ablaze while they were still breathing. They have hanged individuals alive, killed them, and burned their bodies. Among the most abhorrent of their actions are also the despicable acts of sexual violence perpetrated against women and girls.
This tragic fate has now befallen Simboo Birhanu, a 10-year-old. She was ONLY 10 and was subjected to unspeakable violence—raped, killed, and her lifeless body hanged from a tree. Abiy Ahmed and the soldiers under his command are a profound affront to humanity itself.
Another saddest aspect of the story is that, despite overwhelming past and present evidence pointing to Abiy's soldiers as the perpetrators, even the victims' families are too afraid to speak out. All they have been able to say so far is that "she was killed and found in a place frequently visited by soldiers; they suspect them but cannot say for certain."
Folks, outrage is a natural first reaction but far from enough. We have only one option: to fight back and reclaim our dignity and humanity. We fight Abiy Ahmed for the sake of both.
#Oromia #Ethiopia #SimbooBirhanu
Despite the unbearable pain here love, kindness, resilience & hope still refuse to die.
The people who bear the weight of horrific stories of GBV survivors still dare to dream big about healing. And every dream, every hope is a quiet rebellion against despair & sorrow. ሕውየት!
.@DrMikeRyan is in #Uganda to reinforce @WHO's support for the government's Sudan #Ebola virus response. He met with the Health Minister and her Strategic Advisory Group of experts to review outbreak containment measures.
He also met with the @UN Resident Coordinator, UN and NGO partners to coordinate on seamless support to the government-led response.
The government is putting in place strong multi-partner pillars for the response including surveillance, clinical management, community engagement, vaccination, points of entry and research.