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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia said Thursday it is kicking out seven United Nations officials whom it accused of “meddling" in the countrys internal affairs, as pressure grows on the

A move condemned by the UN chief and US officials, who raised the threat of sanctions on the Horn of Africa nation.

Ethiopia said Thursday it is kicking out seven United Nations officials whom it accused of “meddling” in the country’s internal affairs, as pressure grows on the government over its deadly blockade of the Tigray region. The expulsions are the government’s most dramatic move yet to restrict humanitarian access to the region of 6 million people…

Ethiopia has expelled seven United Nations (UN) officials, giving them 72 hours to leave the country.

Once declared persona non-grata, this means the persons must leave the country or be stripped of diplomatic immunity and protection

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told Ethiopia's prime minister that the international organization does not accept the country's decision to expel seven UN officials, amid a war and looming famine in Tigray.

Adele Khodr, Unicef’s representative in Ethiopia, said there was an urgent need for aid supplies to reach parts of Tigray that had not been accessible for months. “We know that we have 33,000 children at high risk of morbidity and mortality, of being very severely sick and eventually dying. We need to reach those children as fast as possible,” she said. A lack of phone or internet, however, would hamper any aid effort. “If we do not have telecommunication equipment, we cannot send peopl...

International, MNA | The Chinese government on Friday donated much-needed medical supplies worth about 400,000 U.S. dollars to Ethiopia to help boost the quality of healthcare service delivery to newborn babies.

English News and Press Release on Ethiopia about Contributions and Health; published on 11 Jun 2021 by Govt. China and UNICEF

2021-06-11 17:30:19 GMT2021-06-12 01:30:19(Beijing Time) Xinhua English ADDIS ABABA, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government on Friday donated much-needed medical supplies worth about 400,000 U.S. dollars to Ethiopia to help boost the quality of healthcare service delivery to newborn babies. The latest batch of Chinese-donated medical supplies are said to be a continuation of a project that envisaged improving the quality of health care in Tigray region and Southern Nations, Nationali...