Ethiopia consults stakeholders to assist nationals abroad

Addis Ababa, June 12, 2020 (FBC) – The Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of today consulted with stakeholders on ways to assist Ethiopian citizens who are living abroad and challenged by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As per the resolution of the United Nations and a communiqué issued by the African Union regarding movement of people amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the consultation noted that mass movement of people increases the spread of the virus.

Taking the recent surge in the number of COVID-19 patients in Ethiopia, attendees come to understand that Ethiopian migrants should be helped where they are to minimize the risk of infection.

International Organizations have also been urged to provide the necessary support to Ethiopian migrants where they are and continue to work together with Ethiopia to contain the spread of the virus.

The consultation was chaired by State Minister Foreign Affairs, Tsion Teklu and attended by high-ranking government officials including State Minister of Peace, Frealem Shibabaw and State Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ayelech Eshete.

Ambassador of the European Union to Ethiopia, Johan Borgstam, UN Resident Coordinator and UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia, Dr. Catherine Sozi and Maureen Achieng, Chief of Mission for the IOM Special Liaison Mission to Ethiopia have also attended the consultation.

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