Mereja Forum

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17. Ethiopia

We welcome the announcement of an indefinite humanitarian truce and urge all parties to the conflict to ensure full, safe, unhindered and sustained delivery of humanitarian assistance to all conflict areas. We call on all conflict parties to negotiate a lasting ceasefire and move towards a political solution to the crisis that will lay the foundations for durable peace and will create the conditions for a genuinely inclusive national dialogue. We urge the Eritrean government to withdraw its forces from Northern Ethiopia.

Human rights violations and abuses, including sexual and gender-based violence, and a lack of accountability remain major concerns. We welcome the engagement of the Government of Ethiopia with the recommendations of the Joint Investigation report and the establishment of the Inter-Ministerial Taskforce and urge all parties to the conflict to cooperate with the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia to avoid impunity, prevent further atrocities and pave the way towards justice and reconciliation. We encourage the conflict parties to ensure the voices of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence are present in any political solution.

We are deeply concerned about the worsening drought in the southern and eastern regions which is affecting more than 8 million people. We commit to support humanitarian efforts and urge other international partners to do the same.


Source https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/frenc ... eissenhaus

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Tigrai’s Military Command Post called on the international community to play its part to ensure the complete and verifiable withdrawal of Eritrean forces from all corners of Tigrai and an immediate end to gross violations of human rights by all forces.


Eritrean forces shell the city of Sheraro in Northwestern Tigrai for two consecutive days on Saturday and Sunday, after a military campaign by Eritrean forces targeting Geza Gille, near Adi Awe’eala in Northwestern Tigrai failed last week.

On Tuesday, two brigades of the 57th division and one battalion of the 21st division attacked Tigrian forces in Geza Gille. Tigrian forces scored major military victories, with hundreds of Eritrean soldieries killed, and wounded, and four taken as prisoners of war.

Tigrai’s Military Command Post said on Monday that the shelling in Sheraro, Northwestern Tigrai has led to numerous civilian casualties, endangering the lives of IDPs, Sheraro city residents, and aid workers Northwestern Tigrai is sheltering the highest number of internally displaced persons in Tigrai, following an ethnic cleansing campaign in western Tigrai that saw the displacement of more than one million Tigrians.

Tigrai’s Military Command Post called on the international community to play its part to ensure the complete and verifiable withdrawal of Eritrean forces from all corners of Tigrai and an immediate end to gross violations of human rights by all forces.

https://tigraitv.com/en/breaking-news/

https://www.facebook.com/tigrai.tv3/

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We agree to the idea "in principle", and we thank you for your unwavering patience as we draft a 5-point "peace proposal" which can take an eternity.