ETHIOPIA – ILC Conference, Report of the Committee on the Application of Standards
Thursday, 02 July 2009 14:49
A Government representative stated that the Government had always been ready and willing to cooperate with the supervisory bodies of the ILO on the implementation of ratified Conventions. In this regard, the Government had provided a series of submissions over the years to the Committee on Freedom of Association, the Committee of Experts, and to the Conference Committee; those submissions incorporated adequate and comprehensive information on the implementation of Convention No. 87.
Ethiopian police have shot and killed two people who were helping to build a Christian church at a site which is also claimed by Muslims, officials say.
Violence broke out when police tried to stop the construction in Dessie, 250km (155 miles) north-east of Addis Ababa.
US Looks to Expand Development Aid to Strategic Partner Ethiopia
Wednesday, 01 July 2009 06:44
Deputy Secretary of State Jacob Lew
The Obama administration is signaling its intention to keep Ethiopia as a key strategic partner, despite concerns about the country's slide toward authoritarianism. The United States is seeking to expand development assistance to the Ethiopian government.
Deputy Secretary of State Jacob Lew is making his first trip to East Africa at a time of increasing regional instability.
The United States last week announced it had sent a $10-million shipment of weapons to help shore up the besieged government of Somalia, while accusing neighboring Eritrea of being behind violence aimed at undermining the Somali peace process.
Regional power Ethiopia sent troops in 2006 to prop up the fragile government in Mogadishu, but pulled them out earlier this year, and has expressed a reluctance to return without strong backing from the international community.
Ethiopian church speaks out on Ark of the Covenant
Tuesday, 30 June 2009 07:30
There was considerable confusion last week when the leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church apparently told an Italian news agency of an upcoming announcement about the possible public display of the Ark of the Covenant – the box holding the Ten Commandments – and then the prescribed time passed with no word.
A Government representative stated that the Government had always been ready and willing to cooperate with the supervisory bodies of the ILO on the implementation of ratified Conventions. In this regard, the Government had provided a series of submissions over the years to the Committee on Freedom of Association, the Committee of Experts, and to the Conference Committee; those submissions incorporated adequate and comprehensive information on the implementation of Convention No. 87.
