{"id":50893,"date":"2020-07-26T22:30:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T20:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/central-african-republic\/coronavirus-ethiopia-humanitarian-access-situation-report\/"},"modified":"2020-07-26T22:30:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T20:30:10","slug":"coronavirus-ethiopia-humanitarian-access-situation-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/central-african-republic\/coronavirus-ethiopia-humanitarian-access-situation-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus – Ethiopia: Humanitarian Access Situation Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This report is produced by OCHA Ethiopia in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period April to June 2020. The next report will be issued in September 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The operational environment to relief operations remained permissive through the reporting period.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Insecurity and violence continues to be the main impediment to relief operations in Ethiopia, affecting in particular west and southern Oromia.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Long-standing conflicts over land tenure and access to resources continue. The conflict in the Afar -Somali regional border, has left thousands stranded, out-ofreach to humanitarian partners.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The aid community in Ethiopia joined the global call made by the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, for a cessation of hostilities to respond to COVID-19 in areas affected by violence.<\/p>\n

\u2022 By End-June, COVID-19 related government-imposed restrictions were eased, allowing intra and inter-regional movements. Partners are now able to operate without restrictions, respecting the mandatory use of masks, hygienic measures, and social distancing in their activities.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Despite the risk of COVID-19 and lingering community tensions, in May and June various regional administrations returned thousands of IDPs to areas of origin, i.e., Awi (Amhara) – Metekel (Benishangul Gumuz), East Hararge (Oromia) – Fafan (Somali), and Bale (Oromia) \u2013 Liban (Somali).<\/p>\n

\u2022 The humanitarian community has demanded a halt in the deportation of thousands of Ethiopian irregular migrants in light of COVID-19, and a pause to the return of IDPs, until conditions in areas of return are fully conducive for the resumption of livelihoods in safety and security.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Partners have expressed regret on the lack of consultation \/ coordination by regional authorities on IDP return processes, and on the limited adherence to humanitarian and durable solutions principles given the dire situation returnees are facing in areas of return.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Whilst aid workers in Ethiopia are not directly targeted in the violence, operations are conducted in high-risk environments. Only in May, partners reported four violent incidents against aid workers, including physical attacks, temporary arrests, threats and intimidation.<\/p>\n

\u2022 In May, WFP launched a system to monitor \u2018road movements constraints\u2019 in Ethiopia, and started issuing regular maps displaying the physical condition of roads (https:\/\/logcluster.org\/countries\/ETH<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u2022 On 29 June, the killing of an Oromo artist and political activist in Addis Ababa unleashed violent protests across Oromia, some taking an ethnic dimension. The situation has significantly impacted operations in Oromia and in other regions such as BGR, Gambela, and SNNPR.<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).<\/i>
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