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Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed today held talks with David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP).

In a tweet, the Prime Minister said “Good conversation with David Beasley of the World Food Programme on strengthening the role Ethiopia is playing as a humanitarian hub.”

According to the Prime Minister, they had also discussion on support for this year’s green legacy plans and supporting Ethiopia in productivity towards food security.

On Wednesday, Beasley also met with President Sahle-Work Zewde and Foreign Affairs Minister to discuss on national and regional issues.

Moreover, Beasley visited Ethiopian cargo facilities and officially launched the WFP humanitarian shipment hub.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs has celebrated the 57th anniversary of the establishment of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).

In a statement issued today, the ministry said Ethiopians celebrate Africa Day with a huge sense of pride and honor as the African people have entrusted them with the privilege to host the OAU and the AU.

“Africa is celebrating this year’s anniversary amid the COVID – 19 pandemic. This is a huge global challenge that can only be addressed through global solidarity.” the statement indicated.

Africa is working together with a unity of purpose in its fight against the virus adding this effort requires greater global solidarity and partnership in which Ethiopia is determined to do its part, the ministry stated.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs further underscored that Ethiopia, as a member of the Peace and Security Council will continue to make every effort to discharge its responsibilities for peace, security and prosperity of our continent.

The day marked the birth of the Organization of African Unity on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa signposting to the culmination of the Pan-Africanist movement which ushered in a new era of unity, solidarity and determination to eradicate colonialism and apartheid from our continent, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ethiopia has provided a briefing to European and American resident ambassadors in Addis Ababa on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MWIE) to acquaint the ambassadors with the construction, filling and operation of the dam.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedu Andargachew, and Engineer Gedion Assfaw from MWIE told the ambassadors on the status of the project and the tripartite talks held so far between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt.

The officials briefed them on the importance of the dam being fully funded by the people and government of Ethiopia to the region and the African continent.

They said Ethiopia appreciates the statement issued recently by the UN Secretary General António Guterres and Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat regarding the dam.

The Ethiopian officials also responded to questions raised by the ambassadors.

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Initiative launched to connect recently unemployed Ethiopian Diaspora members with well-paying contact tracing jobs

Washington D.C. (May 19, 2020) — A partnership of nonprofit organizations, health professionals, business leaders and Ethiopian-American citizens working in collaboration with the Ethiopian Embassy has launched an initiative to connect Ethiopian Diaspora members with contact tracing jobs across the United States.

The initiative seeks to hire, train and deploy thousands of Ethiopian Diaspora members to do contact tracing and thus put newly jobless members in the community back to work. State and local governments across the United States are building workforces of contact tracers to confront the COVID-19 health crisis. Federal and State Governments have budgeted billions of dollars and estimates for the number of people needed nationwide for contact tracing range from 100,000 to as high as 300,000. Contact tracing can be done from home on a full- or part-time basis. The work is mostly phone-based and pays an hourly wage of $15 to $35. Work contracts typically range from 6 to 12 months. The responsibilities of contact tracers include calling all contacts of anyone diagnosed with COVID-19, determining exposure, assessing symptoms, referring for testing according to established protocols, and providing them with instructions for isolation or quarantine. Contact tracers will maintain ongoing communication with contacts to assess symptoms, ensure compliance with quarantine and determine social support needs.

Successful contact tracing among immigrant communities will require contact tracers with multilingual and multicultural backgrounds as “cultural literacy” is key to developing trust with members in these and other hard-to-reach communities.

Health departments at the State and local levels recognize the barriers they face—such as language, cultural norms, and fears due to immigration status—while trying to improve access to health and human services among immigrant communities, and understand the value of partnering with community-based organizations to overcome such barriers.

The initiative will work closely with the health departments of State and local governments across the United States, as well as with the Ethiopian Embassy, to mobilize and engage the Ethiopian Diaspora community in battling the spread of COVID-19 while helping unemployed members find well-paying jobs as contact tracers.

Contact tracers will be required to be computer literate and have their own working telephone and computer/mobile electronic device. In addition, a high school diploma is required, while some college training is preferred. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and be legally authorized to work in the US.

Members of the Ethiopian Diaspora community interested in contact tracing jobs are invited to complete the online registration form available at:

or https://tracers.ethiodiasporacovid.com

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ውድ ኢትዮጵያኖች ስራ ፈላጊዎች የcovid 19 የንክኪ የለይቶ ማውጣትን ስራ ለመመዝገብ ከስር ያለውን ሊንክ ይጫኑ. Earn $14-$35/ hour.

ውድ ኢትዮጵያኖች በዚህ በምንኖርበት ከተማ የኮቪድ 19 ቁጥር ከቀን ወደ ቀን እየጨመረ መምጣቱ እና አሳሳቢ ደረጃ ላይ እንደደረሰ የምታውቁት ነገር ነው:: በመሆኑም በዋሽንግተን ዲሲ የሚገኘው ኤምበሲ ከማንኛውም ግዜ በበለጠ ከዳያስፖራው ጋ በመቆም እና እሁን ዳያስፓራውን ያጋጠመው ከስራ ገበታ መስናበት እንዲሁም በስራ ማጣት ምክንያት ህልውናችው አስጊ ሁኔታ ላይ ያላችሁትን ወገኖች ከግምት በማስገባት ኤምባሲው የሚከተለውን መረጃ ሊያቀርብላችው ግድ ይለዋል::

በስጋው እዚህ በነፍሱ ግን አገሩ ያለው እናንተ ኢትዮጵያኖች ለአገር እና ለወገኖቻችው እስከዛሬ ድረስ የጀርባ አጥንት ሆናችሁ ለተፈናቀለው: ለተራበው: ለታረዘው እርዳታ ስትጠየቁ በደስታ ስትለግሱና ለወገን ስትደርሱ የነበራችው ናችው::

አሁን ደግሞ እኛ ለናንተ የምንደርስበት ግዜ በመሆኑ የተለያዩ የህክምና ባለሞያዎች, ባለ ሀብቶች, የተማሩ ግለሰቦች ከኤምባሲው ጋ በመተባበር ለእናንተ የስራ እድል ፈጥሯል::

ይህንንም መረጃ የኢምባሲው ድህረ ገፅ በመግባት ስለ ስራው ሙሉ መረጃ ያገኛሉ:: እርግጥ ነው ይህ ወረርሽኝ በአገራችንም ይህ ነው የማይባል ችግር ዜጎቻችን ላይ እንደሚያደርስ ግልፅ ነው በመሆኑም መንግስት, እርዳታ ሰጪ ድርጅቶች እንዲሁም ግለሰቦች ሊመጣ ለሚችለው ችግር አስቀድመው እየተረባረቡ ይገኛሉ::

ኤምባሲው ዳያስፓራውን በገጠመው አለም አቀፋዊው ውድቀት በሚችለው አቅም ሁሉ ሊታደጋችው ተግቶ እየሰራ ይገኛል: ከላይ እንደተገለፅውም በድህረ ግፃችን ገብታችው የስራ ማመልከቻውን ቅፅ መሙላት ትችላላችው::

በዚህ አጋጣሚም በዚህ ቫይረስ ህይወታቸውን ላጡ ኢትዮጵያውያን ነፍሳቸውን ይማር እያልን ለቤተሰቦቻቸው ደግሞ መፅናናትን እንመኛለን::

Ethiopia and the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a new development partnership agreement this week worth more than $230 million.

The agreement underscores the American people’s continued commitment to investing in improving health, education, agriculture, economic growth, good governance, and strengthened resilience of Ethiopians, said a statement the US embassy in Addis Ababa sent to FBC today.

Ethiopia’s State Minister of Finance, Admasu Nebebe, and USAID Mission Director Sean Jones signed the agreement to formalize the most recent American investment in Ethiopia’s long-term development.

The USAID development assistance agreement provides funding and resources required to accelerate development gains and help Ethiopia achieve its goal of becoming a middle-income country.

Under the agreement, USAID also will continue to work with the Government of Ethiopia and other international and local partners to expand access to quality healthcare and services, improve education, and advance a private sector-led model of transformative economic growth.

“We are pleased to renew our partnership with the Government of Ethiopia and formalize the next chapter in our partnership. This agreement is more than just money – this is about building upon the strong people-to-people partnerships that our two countries have shared for decades, and we look forward to continuing this important work together towards building a brighter and more prosperous future for all Ethiopians,” said USAID Mission Director Sean Jones.

The United States is the largest provider of bilateral assistance in Ethiopia. Over the past 20 years, the United States’ long-term investments in Ethiopia amount to more than $13 billion in total assistance – with over $4 billion in the last five years alone – highlighting the American people’s long-standing partnership with Ethiopia.