Picture: NRCAddis Abeba – The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said it “has been informed by the Ethiopian authorities that the five-month long suspension on its humanitarian work has been lifted.” On August 04 last year, Ethiopia’s Agency for Civil Society announced the temporary suspension of MSF Holland, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Al-Maktoume humanitarian operations in Ethiopia. The Board lifted the suspension on 31 December and cleared the organization for most of the allegations made. “We look forward to resume our many years of humanitarian operations for refugees in Ethiopia, and for people displaced by conflict and disasters. We have lost many of our staff, we urgently need permits for our international staff to return, and we need to be able to pay our suppliers. We will continue to work with local, national and international partners to provide aid and protection according to international humanitarian law and principles,” Egeland said.

Source: Ethiopian News January 05, 2022 10:00 UTC