“This Labour Day once again reminds us of how essential it is to work together to overcome the many crises we are facing.”

On marking #LabourDay2024 read an opinion piece by Fanfan Rwanyindo.K 🇷🇼 ,@ILO Regional Director for ILO Africa published on Ethiopian Press Agency / የኢትዮጵያ ፕሬስ ድርጅት

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It's African Vaccination Week!

The 🇪🇹 #AVW2024 launching in the #Tigray region of #Ethiopia was joined by religious leaders, media & #immunization partners including World Health Organization (WHO) UNICEF USAID & Rotary International.

Graced by the presence of Dr.Dereje Duguma MD MPH, State Minister of Health.

And it is a wrap! We kept building bridges bringing together our Resident Coordinators from the Sahel and North Africa to engage with @UNISS USG Mar Dieye on positioning the UN to fast track the #SDG transitions and cross regional issues of interest

Gathering with United Nations Coordinators in Africa, 🇺🇳 deputy chief Amina J Mohammed stressed the importance of fast-tracking the #GlobalGoals in the region: '...we have to do that with youth. We have to do that with women.'

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Horn of Africa: UN Ethiopia Head
Dr. Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov joins a session with Hanna Tetteh, DCO Director Oscar Fernandez-Taranco & fellow RCs in Horn of Africa. They emphasize the need for action on climate change, given its urgent implications for peace and security in the region.

Exciting news! IOM's #MIDAS is being customized at Bole International Airport 🇪🇹 to make visa on arrival + registration for Ethiopian returnees a breeze.

Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS Ethiopia) & IOM staff have trained on smooth installation & database admin, a great step towards efficient migration mgt!

Today I met a group of young Ethiopians to discuss the opportunities and challenges for UN Youth Office. We had the conversation together with our UN Ethiopia colleagues who lead our national efforts to advance meaningful youth engagement 💪🏼🇪🇹🇺🇳

Pleased to have been part of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development #ARFSD2024 , alongside leaders from across the continent & beyond 🙌

Young people embody the hope and promise of Africa, leading the charge toward a brighter future — it's time to let #YouthLead !

#Ethiopa are we in? Today we took the first step to 💪🏼 the case for #Ethiopia to join the pan-African #timbuktoo initiative.UNDP Africa Dir. @ahunnaeziakonwavisited the ICT park, & afterwards joined an engaging discussion @ Science Museum on the sidelines of the #startupEthiopia

.UN Ethiopia Head Dr. Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov & fellow RCs welcome Assistant Secretary-General for UN Youth Office Felipe Paullier in his first visit to #Africa . Africa boasting the world's youngest population, investing in youth opportunities is crucial for securing a brighter future.

Representatives of Ethiopian youth network and #UN Youth Taskforce met with Felipe Paullier, Assistant Secretary-General for UN Youth Office, and discussed priorities and challenges faced by youth in #Ethiopia and collective efforts needed to address them.

With the leadership of our Resident Coordinators across Africa, we can concentrate the expertise needed for the scale of solutions—for peace and sustainable development.

Building on the Deputy Secretary-General's meeting with the Africa Regional Collaborative Platform (RCP), Resident Coordinators & Regional Directors strategize to maximize RCP impact. A key action point is streamlining UN expert deployment at different levels to boost the #SDGs .

Foreign Minister H.E. Amb. Taye Atske-Selassie reaffirmed Ethiopia’s commitment to successfully host the preparatory Conference of the 4th UN financing for development Conference in collaboration with the..

Global SDGs financing architecture does not work for #Africa where debt and inflation block progress. Today, with Amina J Mohammed and RCs from the continent we discuss the structural changes needed to finance #SDGs in Africa

#VaccinesWork #HumanlyPossible

.Amina J Mohammed Deputy Secretary-General meets United Nations Resident Coordinators in Africa to assess progress on SDG Summit commitments. Focus on acceleration and transformative solutions to step up action on the #2030Agenda

#Happeningtoday Dr. Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov joins the annual meeting of Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed with United Nations Resident Coordinators in #Africa . From SDG Summit commitments to Summit of the Future: how can the RC system drive transformative action under the #2030Agenda ?

#ARFSD2024 day two kicks off with a plenary panel on voluntary national and local reviews of progress towards the #SDGs and #Agenda2063

Khadija lost 3 children due to lack of medical care. They have no doctors, nurses or ambulances. The clinic is 60km away. She rears goats for income but faces persistent food & water insecurity due to drought. She hopes for action to supply healthcare & clean water to her family.