“We follow the last development in Ethiopia with concern. Ethiopia is our key partner in the Horn of Africa and belongs among our official development aid priority countries,” informed the minister Petříček. Ethiopia wants to become a middle-income country by 2025 and the Czech Republic supports this vision. The head of the Czech diplomacy confirmed this stance also during his last year´s visit to the country accompanied by a delegation of businesspersons.

The newly approved financial support follows previous cooperation between the Czech Republic and UNHCR. Czechia already sent an expert on humanitarian protection to the affected regions and recently supported with 10 million Czech crowns a project that focuses on the protection of internally displaced women and girls.

“We support all the steps that will lead to a settlement of the situation including reconciliation and formation of a political system in which all ethnicities and nationalities will live in harmony and respect to each other´s differences,” said the minister Petříček. At the same time, it is important to maintain territorial integrity of Ethiopia. Therefore, the role of the African Union is irreplaceable.

Sudan was able to effectively react to the humanitarian crisis, especially on its eastern border. Many international organizations act systematically in the area, among other the International Committee of the Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières or UNHCR.