Addis Ababa, August 12, 2022 (FBC) – Ambassador Birtukan Ayano, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed with the United Nations East African Humanitarian Coordinator, Daniel Endres at her offices on Friday.
The discussions focused on enhancing cooperation on addressing humanitarian assistance in different areas of the country.
During the discussions, Ambassador Birtukan briefed the Humanitarian Coordinator about the ongoing efforts of the government regarding distribution of Humanitarian assistance to the affected regions in the country and reaffirmed Government’s commitments ahead to address the challenges. Furthermore, Ambassador Birtukan urged partners and humanitarian agencies to scale up cooperation and the much-needed Humanitarian support.
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator, on his part, praised the continuous effort and commitment of the government in addressing the issue and called on the efforts to further be strengthened.
The two sides discussed how to expand humanitarian assistance to different parts of the country and agreed to work in close partnership to address the issues.