Norwegian funded anti-FGM programme launched

Currently, 16 Sudanese staff from Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) in Southern Sudan, as well as the Southern Sudan Demining Authority(SSDA) are being trained on use of Mine Detection dogs on the Entoto Mine Action Training Centre in Ethiopia. Meanwhile, Ethiopian authorities are well underway when it comes to clearing Ethiopia for landmines within 2015.

In response to the International Committee of the Red Cross( ICRC) Emergency Appeals for 2010, the Government of Norway has allocated ETB 8,6 million to the activities of the organization in Ethiopia.

The Humanitarian Response Fund (HRF) for Ethiopia is an emergency funding mechanism managed by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and established to address gaps in critical, life-saving emergency response. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that Norway is contributing NOK 5 million (just under USD 2 million) to the HRF for Ethiopia for 2010.

Somali refugees from Southern Somalia flow into Ethiopia due to the difficult situation in their home country. UNHCR has a serious funding gap for their operations. Ambassador Jens-Petter Kjemprud thus joined a visit to the camps of Bokolmayo and Malkadida in Ogaden yesterday. The two camps, run by the Ethiopian refugee agency ARRA and UNHCR, hosts more than 30.000 refugees living under difficu...