Addis Ababa, September 30, 2021 (FBC) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has listed names of seven senior officials of UN Agencies who have been declared by the government as ‘persona non grata’ and urged to leave the territory of Ethiopia within 72 hours for meddling in internal affairs of the nation.
Accordingly, Mr. Grant Leaity Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Adele Khodr, UNICEF Representative in Ethiopia, Ms. Ghada Eltahir Mudawi, Acting Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ethiopia, Mr. Kwesi Sansculotte, Peace and Development Advisor of the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia, Mr. Saeed Mohamoud Hersi, Deputy Head of Office, UNOCHA, Mr. Sonny Onyegbula, Monitoring, Reporting and Advocacy Team Leader at United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights and Mrs. Marcy Vigoda, Head of office at Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ethiopia have been urged to leave the territory of Ethiopia within 72 hours.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia the assurance of its highest consideration.