Local Statement on #Ethiopia Humanitarian situation by 17 countries & organisations ahead of Geneva Humanitarian Conference next week.

Partners remain committed to help suffering populations of Ethiopia, but need a real partnership with GoE facilitating aid.

Good meeting with Taye Atske Selassie in Addis Ababa. #Ethiopia plays a pivotal role in the region and is a valuable partner. We share economic ties, including through Dutch investments. Therefore we discussed how we can jointly foster stability, which is in both of our interests. 1/2

Insightful meeting with UN Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Hanna Tetteh. We exchanged views about the dire situation in Sudan. I underlined our profound concerns about the looming famine and blockages to humanitarian access. 1/2

Close cooperation with the African Union is essential for effectively addressing common challenges, and to foster international peace and security. Pleasure to speak with AU Commissioner Amb. Bankole Adeoye in #Ethiopia , home to the headquarters of the African Union. 1/2

Today is International Sport for Development and Peace Day. I play my role! Do you? #SDG #Agenda2063

said “political parties should understand their responsibility to serve the people who elect them.”

Tigray Interim Administration Vice President General Tsadkan Gebretinsae and head of the Democratization and Decentralized Governance, called on the political parties to work for the interest of the people of Tigray.

Ambassador of the Netherlands to Ethiopia Henk Jan Bakker

#Tigray : “Inclusive political dialogue is crucial to resolve the socio-economic crisis in Tigray” General Tsadkan Gebretinsae

In collaboration with NL Embassy Ethiopia the Tigray Interim Administration held a training session on “Strategic Planning” for Tigray political parties.

Thank you 🇳🇱 for this generous support to #refugees in #Ethiopia 🇪🇹 apreciation to ambassador Henk Jan Bakker UNHCR Ethiopia looking forward to even greater collaboration for prospect2 NL Embassy Ethiopia Mamadou Dian Balde

Following the success of the NL Embassy Ethiopia PROSPECTS partnership, ILO Prospects UNHCR Ethiopia World Bank IFC UNICEF Ethiopia & Refugees and Returnees Service - RRS launched PROSPECTS 2.0 to continue strengthening resilience, self-reliance and inclusion of those #ForcedtoFlee and their hosts in 🇪🇹.

“The Dutch government established PROSPECTS more than 4 years ago as an innovative partnership, bringing together agencies working in the humanitarian & development fields.  
Their mandate was to work on innovative development approaches to forced displacement.” Henk Jan Bakker

✨Happening now - PROSPECTS Phase 2⃣ launch program in 🇪🇹!

NL Embassy Ethiopia , along with Refugees and Returnees Service - RRS , line Ministries, & other humanitarian & development agencies, today announced the launch of the second phase of the PROSPECTS partnership.

#PROSPECTSPartnership

In the spirit of #IWD2024 , Investing in Women and Accelerating Progress, NL Embassy Ethiopia celebrated this year’s march 8 with women entrepreneurs who have improved their business through ⁦⁦Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱⁩ funded business skill trainings & market linkages with companies in the NL

The theme of #IWD2024 is 'Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress'. In the spirit of this theme, we invite you to check out some of the valuable contributions of our embassy in promoting women economic empowerment in Ethiopia via the link 👉 vimeo.com/manage/videos/…

Henk Jan Bakker

Happy #IWD2024 . 💐On this day, we celebrate the social, economic, political achievements of women. Financial inclusion & economic empowerment of women contribute to the reduction  in poverty, boost prosperity, achieve gender equality.

Flying Swans’ #Ethiopia project secures €11.7m backing

New fresh produce distribution center near Addis Abeba could make it easier for suppliers of #avocados and other fresh produce to reach international export markets

Avocados from Ethiopia are among a number of products

Our colleague Jelmer van Veen has captured some of his impressions from his recent review mission to Afar, in this video. Check out the video via this link 👉 vimeo.com/917497905 Henk Jan Bakker

Grant Arrangement signed for Cool Port Facility near Modjo, Ethiopia! The development of the Cool Port is a close cooperation between public and private parties from Ethiopia and The Netherlands. It will help the country’s horticulture industry through cool logistics services!

We are pleased to have attended the Photovoice exhibition organized by UNICEF & UNHCR under “Advancing Young People’s Engagement & Meaningful Participation in the PROSPECT Partnership’’ PROSPECT is a partnership between 🇳🇱 with UNICEF, UNHCR, ILO, IFC & the WB.  Henk Jan Bakker