Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic Church in the United States, is mourning the death of two staff members fatally shot on Easter Sunday in Ethiopia's Amhara region. "The depth of our shock and sorrow is difficult to measure and we are saddened over this senseless violence. CRS is a humanitarian agency dedicated to serving the most vulnerable people in Ethiopia… CRS reiterates our commitment to continue working in support of the people in Ethiopia," said Zemede Zewdie, CRS country representative in Ethiopia, in a statement. Chuol Tongyik, 37, a security manager, and Amare Kindeya, 43, a driver, were shot and killed in a CRS vehicle in the Amhara region as they were returning to Addis Ababa from an assignment on April 9. Catholic Relief Services provides services in more than 100 countries, "without regard to race, religion or nationality" and has programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

Source: Ethiopian News April 11, 2023 14:24 UTC