US-EU plan meeting to keep spotlight on Ethiopia ahead of G-7
Posted: 03 Jun 2021, 08:37
umanitarian and development leaders from the United States and European Union are planning a live-streamed roundtable on Ethiopia next week, as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed over the Tigray conflict.
A draft preparatory note, seen by Devex, lists two objectives:
• “To mobilize consensus among U.S. allies on the enormity of the humanitarian and human rights emergency in Tigray.”
• “To galvanize bolder action within the UN system for a relief response commensurate with the scope and scale of the crisis.”
The meeting, the precise date of which is yet to be set, is pitched “as a prelude” to discussion on Ethiopia at the G-7 leaders’ summit on June 11-13. Spokespeople for USAID and the European Commission declined to comment.
Race against time: Mark Lowcock, the U.N. humanitarian chief, is expected to brief the Security Council later this week on the situation in northern Ethiopia, as concern grows over a looming famine. USAID Administrator Samantha Power said last week that more than 5 million people now require assistance.
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A draft preparatory note, seen by Devex, lists two objectives:
• “To mobilize consensus among U.S. allies on the enormity of the humanitarian and human rights emergency in Tigray.”
• “To galvanize bolder action within the UN system for a relief response commensurate with the scope and scale of the crisis.”
The meeting, the precise date of which is yet to be set, is pitched “as a prelude” to discussion on Ethiopia at the G-7 leaders’ summit on June 11-13. Spokespeople for USAID and the European Commission declined to comment.
Race against time: Mark Lowcock, the U.N. humanitarian chief, is expected to brief the Security Council later this week on the situation in northern Ethiopia, as concern grows over a looming famine. USAID Administrator Samantha Power said last week that more than 5 million people now require assistance.
Continue reading https://www.devex.com/news/us-eu-plan-m ... g-7-100055