EU+, commits 7 million Euros for Ethiopia’s National Dialogue
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The European Union together with several EU Member States bilaterally (Austria, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden, and The Netherlands), as well as Norway, have today jointly provided 7 million Euros (385 million ETH Birr) to support the work of the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC). More EU countries are expected to join in this effort in the near future.
The funds are channeled and will be managed through a UNDP multi- partner fund. The fund was established in response to a request from the Government of Ethiopia (GoE), conveyed through the Ministry of Finance to the UN.
The ENDC is a nationally-owned initiative established by the House of People’s Representatives 2022 with a three-year mandate to lead an independent, inclusive, and transparent national dialogue in Ethiopia.
According to the proclamation passed by the parliament, the Commission’s mandate includes the establishment of “a system of deliberations that will improve the relationship among the different segments of the population as well as between the public and the Government so as to enable the creation of new political dispensation that is marked by mutual trust”.
Press Release
https://ethiopia.un.org/en/238986-eu-commit-support-ethiopias-national-dialogue
