The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, commenced a six-day mission to Ethiopia today. He made his first official mission as the UN’s humanitarian chief to Ethiopia citing the increased the humanitarian needs in the country as a result of armed conflicts in Tigray and Benishangul-Gumuz, intercommunal violence in parts of Afar, Somali and SNNP regions, and drought in Somali, Oromia and Afar regions.

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#Ethiopia and #Switzerland signed an agreement to avoid double taxation

The governments of Ethiopia and Switzerland today signed an agreement to avoid double taxation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Minister of Finance Ahmed Shede said, “The purpose of the agreement is to encourage Swiss investors to invest in Ethiopia and enable Ethiopian investors to participate in the Swiss market. Double taxation is a stumbling block for foreign investment.”
Three rounds of negotiations with the Swiss government have resulted in avoiding the hindrance of double taxation. It is known that the double tax avoidance agreement will help encourage foreign investment and prevent tax evasion and contribute significantly to the country's development and growth.

The agreement was signed by the Minister of Finance, Ahmed, and the Ambassador of Switzerland to Ethiopia, Tamara Mona.

Source: Ministry of Finance

Yonatan further accused foreign media of staying silent about the government’s last month announcement of the “unilateral ceasefire”. “When we come to the recent stand of the foreign media outlets after the unilateral ceasefire, there are no more reports of ceasefire,” ENA quoted him as saying. https://addisstandard.com/news-media-authority-deputy-dir-ahadu-radio-gm-accuse-foreign-media-of-misleading-international-community-on-ethiopias-current-affair-issues/

#Ethiopia:#SelemonBarega brings home the #OlympicGames men's 10,000m title. #Congratulations! Picture: Getty Images/Archive

The spokesperson of the United States State Department Ned Price in a series of tweets discussing the armed conflict in the Tigray regional state of Ethiopia, suggested the implementation of an unconditional ceasefire and the conduction of an all inclusive national dialogue as a way out of the crisis in Ethiopia. https://addisstandard.com/news-us-calls-for-unconditional-ceasefire-ahead-of-top-officials-visit-fed-govt-tigrayan-forces-exchange-blame-over-aid-blockade-into-tigray/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=21406https://addisstandard.com/news-us-calls-for-unconditional-ceasefire-ahead-of-top-officials-visit-fed-govt-tigrayan-forces-exchange-blame-over-aid-blockade-into-tigray/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=21406

Light for the World in collaboration with Care Austria and the Austrian Red Cross launched a new project entitled ‘Covid-19 responses across humanitarian development nexus in Ethiopia.’’ https://addisstandard.com/news-light-for-the-world-in-collaboration-with-local-international-partners-launches-a-covid-19-related-humanitarian-response-project/

The U.S. is also deeply concerned about increasing tensions and escalations, including the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front’s (TPLF) expansion into Afar and the Ethiopian government’s decision to mobilize additional regional militias.
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The Special Adviser disclosed that since the beginning of the conflict in the Tigray region, she continued to receive reports of serious human rights violations and abuses, including alleged sexual violence, recruitment of child soldiers, arbitrary arrests and ethnic based targeted killings committed by all parties, which have now escalated to other parts of the country. She also deplored the erosion of rule of law and echoed the recent call by the Human Rights Council for an immediate end to the violence and human rights violations in Tigray.
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