The European Union Provides a $7Million Financial Support for Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission
Bahir Dar, July 5, 2023 (AMECO) According to the Ministry of Finance of Ethiopia European Union extends its financial support to Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) at a signing ceremony held at the Ministry of Finance.
The European Union and several of its Member States as well as Norway have agreed to provide US$7 million in initial support to the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) through a UNDP-managed multi-partner fund. The fund was established in response to a request from the Government of the FDRE, conveyed through the Ministry of Finance to the UN. The three-year budget of the fund is USD 35 Million.
During the signing ceremony state minister of Finance Semereta Sewasew said that, so far, a total of 12 million USD has been mobilized from partners, including the 7 million USD that we are going to sign today to support the Commission and the National Dialogue process. We also expect more EU member states to join hands and support the commission’s efforts sooner.
Source: Ministry of Finance – Ethiopia
