MoFA, MoF launch global campaign to mobilize resources for national causes

Addis Ababa, September 14, 2022 (FBC) – The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency and Ethiopian missions worldwide, launched a month-long campaign to mobilize resources for national causes today on Tuesday.

The virtual conference was presided over by Finance Minister Ahmed Shide and State Minister Ambassador Birtukan Ayano, who were joined by the heads of Ethiopian Missions Abroad, Dr. Mohammed Endris, Director General of the Diaspora Agency, and diplomats from relevant departments.

In announcing the campaign’s launch, Minister Ahmed Shide and Ambassador Birtukan Ayano urged all Ethiopian missions organized into clusters to jump right into the campaign and expedite the mobilization of much-needed resources.

The conference recognized the accomplishments made last year in terms of resource mobilization for multiple national causes and the use of technology to achieve the goal, but it also identified the gaps in transaction channels and account communication.

Issues observed last year about transaction channels and related accounts were addressed during the virtual conference discussion, with communication held between the Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs, and the Diaspora Agency.

State Minister Birtukan urged cluster coordinator missions and all missions to strengthen cooperation with Ethiopians, people of Ethiopian origin, and friends of Ethiopia by leveraging technology and implementing creative and user-friendly mechanisms to achieve allocated resource mobilization.

She also addressed mission leaders’ concerns. Participants agreed on the resource mobilization strategy for the national call