Allehone Abebe

@Allehone

Pan-Africanist. Global Citizen. Senior Legal Officer, African Union/UNHCR. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. RTs are not endorsements| Views are my own.

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  1. 2 hours ago

    Ethiopia’s keen observer asks if the country will face the horrors of its past human rights abuses with a grass root, bottom-up approach of telling, admission and forgiveness...will the new PM provides institutional manifestations for his reforms..

    Political reform statements are issued at such a pace in these days, that one hardly get time to reflect and analyse their significance. Here’s an attempt to look at and in light of ⁦⁩ statement.
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  2. 2 hours ago

    Africa’s refugee crisis stretches from the Lake Chad Basin through the Great Lakes to the Horn via

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    Jun 20

    This year, Africa Refugee Day is celebrated under the theme “The World We Want: Inclusion, Empowerment and Access to Services for Refugees”. more @

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  4. 10 hours ago

    The European Union is to increase its spending in Africa by more than 20% over the next seven years to a minimum of €36bn (£31bn) in an attempt to reduce the number of migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean.

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    13 hours ago

    A record-high 75% of Americans, including majorities of all party groups, think immigration is a good thing for the U.S. -- up slightly from 71% last year. Just 19% of the public considers immigration a bad thing.

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  6. 11 hours ago

    Another hopeful sign of Ethiopia’s new era of reform- Ethiopia's Ginbot 7 opposition movement suspends armed resistance

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    20 hours ago

    Bamako: Commissioner for Political Affairs, began two-days of consultations with authorities on preparations for upcoming Presidential Elections (1st Round 29July18). She was welcomed by High Rep, Pdt who is accompanying her in the consultations

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    20 hours ago

    : “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”

    More time to do what? To Kill, rape & displace women, children and civilians in ? How long do should they be allowed to continue with atrocities? How long before victims see justice? Time and in , not mere threats!
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  9. 22 hours ago

    Uganda: UNHCR has condemned the ethnic violence in a South Sudan refugee settlement in northwestern Uganda that left four people dead 19 injured

    UN condemns ethnic violence among S. Sudan refugees in Uganda
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  10. 22 hours ago

    UNHCR recognizes the leadership role of Niger, its people and leadership in the protection of refugees

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  11. 23 hours ago

    Thank you for your decades of continued leadership, wisdom and support to the most vulnerable people across the world. We need your voice more than ever!!!

    A special in honour of : A 2004 UN visit to the Iridimi Refugee Camp in . "We need leaders to act responsibly and commit to cooperating and sharing the burden, so the world can manage refugees with dignity and respect their human rights." - Kofi Annan
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  12. 23 hours ago

    When a country such as # Ethiopia reduce infant and maternal mortality by 70 percent, you become hopeful of what can be achieved. The new Ethiopia administration must sustain these achievements working with its partners.

    Good to meet new Health Minister from and His Excellency from to discuss remarkable 70% reduction in infant and maternal mortality. works in partnership to save lives
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  13. 23 hours ago

    And yet the worrying parties and the leadership simply could not imagine peace. The international community has lost the imagination to design a model of bringing peace to world’s youngest county...

    is one of most deadly places on earth to deliver aid. Last month alone: - 3 aid workers killed - 19 aid workers detained - 8 aid workers threatened, intimidated, harassed or assaulted We cannot continue saving lives when humanitarians are under fire.
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    Jun 21

    Great to hear of the optimism of the co-facilitators in this final stretch of the GCM negotiations

    In this final stretch of negotiations , I am particularly encouraged by our fruitful discussions in
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  15. Jun 21

    Ethiopia’s PM cried by horrors faced by IDPs uprooted by tribal violence in parts of Ethiopia. More than 0.5 million are displaced be these fresh violence. Ethiopia can help its displaced by developing appropriate policy on internal displacement and ratifying

    The optics & the meaning of this image wil be discussed and talked about for decades to come. |n Prime Minister got emotional and cried, while visiting displaced people in conflict today.
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  16. Jun 21

    What an incredibly difficult job to assume. The post-cold war human rights system is under immense pressure...who has the vision on how to defend human dignity in a new, sharper and agile way in our fragile, fragmented and devided world...

    The is looking for a new High Commissioner for Human Rights. Applications due by July 11. Details at the link:
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  17. Jun 21

    At a time where international protection of refugees is weakened, traditional solutions are not in sight and refugee influx is changing, new solutions and actors must be pursued...

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  18. Jun 21

    Nforgue J: They should start by stopping dictatorship in Africa, Stop ripping from Africa rather do invest more to create jobs for the youths and not corruption. End wars in most countries in Middle East. By so doing the Refugee will cut down 80 %..

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