Embassy of Belgium in Addis Ababa

Impressions from a very successful first “Geopolitical Conversation in Addis Ababa”, launched last Tuesday at the Belgian Residence. The high quality of our 2 keynote speakers, Prof. Dr. Nina Wilen and Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop, both from EGMONT - Institut royal des relations internationales, and the active and engaged interaction with the numerous audience fulfilled all the expectations of the concept behind the geopolitical conversations. Other Embassies will take over the coming months.

Contributing to more common understanding in a world in turmoil.

Thanks to CDRC Ethiopia, the academic partner.

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Working on a renewed partnership between Europe and Africa, a partnership based on an equal footing. Preparing a conducive environment by fostering dialogue, sharing ideas and working on common understanding.

Last week the Belgian Embassy contributed to this fundamental debate by organizing a very interesting lunch-talk with Professor Stefan Schepers and Professor Adeyinka Adewale presenting their book “Reimaging Africa - Lifting the Veil of Ignorance”. An honest and open discussion among the participants followed their presentation.

Grateful for the support of Koning Boudewijnstichting to promote these discussions.
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Her Majesty the Queen ascended the throne in 2013.

She serves as the honorary President of Child Focus, a foundation for missing and exploited children, as well as UNICEF Belgium.

In 2001, Queen Mathilde established the Princess Mathilde Fund (now the Queen Mathilde Fund) to promote vulnerable people's care.

As an SDG Advocate, she is particularly concerned with mental health.

The Embassy of Belgium in Addis Ababa wishes her majesty a Happy Birthday !

The Embassy of Belgium in Addis Ababa wishes a Happy Timket (Epiphany) Celebration!

Launching the “geopolitical conversations in Addis Ababa”, the diplomatic capital of Africa.

Briefing the Ethiopian and international press about the reasons behind the initiative.

Diplomats have to play their full role in a world in turmoil, by fostering debate culture and common understanding.

Thanks to the colleagues for their active support and engagement 🇳🇴🇦🇺🇹🇷🇪🇬🇮🇩🇺🇳 🇧🇪 others will follow soon.

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Wishing you all a prosperous and happy 2024!

Nous vous souhaitons à toutes et tous une bonne et heureuse année 2024 !

Embassy of Belgium in Addis Ababa is getting ready for the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Promoting a global Europe.
Putting the African Health Agenda at the heart of the EU-AU cooperation.

EU Delegation to the African Union Africa CDC Dr. Jean Kaseya African Union Projects
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Every year on 18th December, the world marks International Migrants Day, a day set aside to recognize the important contribution of migrants while highlighting the challenges they face.

In recent years, conflict, insecurity, and the effects of climate change, war and conflict have heavily contributed to the forced movement whether within countries or across borders. In 2020 over 281 million people were international migrants while over 59 million people were internally displaced by the end of 2021.

Regardless of the reasons that compel people to move, migrants and displaced people represent some of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in society, and are often exposed to abuse and exploitation, have limited access to essential services including healthcare, and are faced with xenophobic attacks and stigma fueled by misinformation.

On the other hand, many migrant workers are often in temporary, informal, or unprotected jobs, which exposes them to a greater risk of insecurity, layoffs, and poor working conditions.

The Embassy of Belgium in Addis Ababa strongly believes that strengthening the contribution of migrants to sustainable development requires collective effort to improve the governance of migration and addressing the challenges migrants face.

# InternationalMigrantsDay

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Violence against and is the most pervasive breach of human rights worldwide! On the of Activism against we fight against through

The Belgian Embassy in Addis Ababa was an active partner during the campaign. Belgium organized a well attended event and partnered together with Team Europe and several other Embassies.

Violence against and is the most pervasive breach of human rights worldwide! On the of Activism against we fight against through




እና ላይ የሚደርሰው ጥቃት በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ በስፋት የሚፈጸም የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰት ነው። በ of Activism against ቅስቀሳ ላይ እንዋጋለን።
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10th December 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, color, religion, s*x, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status.

The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 and sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.

Available in more than 500 languages, it is the most translated document in the world.

However, the promise of the UDHR, of dignity and equality in rights, has been under a sustained assault in recent years. As the world faces challenges new and ongoing – pandemics, conflicts, exploding inequalities, morally bankrupt global financial system, racism, climate change – the values, and rights enshrined in the UDHR provide guideposts for our collective actions that do not leave anyone behind.

The Belgian Embassy in Addis Abeba supports the Human Rights 75th initiative, which aims to move the needle of understanding and action toward greater understanding of the universality of the UDHR and the activism associated with it.

Globally 1 in 3women have been subjected to physical and/or s*xual violence by their partner. A cultural shift in attitude towards women is needed, not only in or , but all over the world. Ending violence = peace & security



በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ከሶስት ሴቶች መካከል አንድ ሴት በባሏ ወይም በፍቅር አጋሯ አካላዊ ወይም ወሲባዊ ጥቃት ይደርስባታል። የባህልለውጥ በሴቶች ዙሪያ ያሉ አመለካከቶችን መቀየር በ ወይም በአጠቃላይ በመላው አለም አስፈላጊ ነው። ጥቃትን ማስቆም=ሰላምና ደህንነት

International Human Rights Defenders Day is held on December 9th. it is dedicated to human rights activists, land and environmental defenders, trade unionists, affected community members, and civil society organizations who are at the forefront of protecting rights and civic freedoms.

This observance raises awareness of the abuses on the peaceful, non-violent human rights defenders’ experiences, including being prosecuted, convicted, jailed, intimidated, tortured, and sometimes killed by non-state actors.

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre recorded 3671 attacks against HRDs since 2015. More than ever, states must ensure that human rights defenders have safe, open, accessible, and favorable environments to work in.

The protection of and support for Human rights defenders is a priority to Belgium!

# HumanRightsDefenders

Corruption is a complex social, political, and economic phenomenon that affects all countries. Corruption undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development, and contributes to governmental instability.



The 2023 International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) seeks to highlight the crucial link between anti-corruption and peace, security, and development. At its core is the notion that tackling this crime is the right and responsibility of everyone, and that only through cooperation and the involvement of each person and institution can overcome the negative impact of this crime.

The Belgian Embassy in Addis Abeba believes that preventing corruption, promoting transparency, and strengthening institutions are critical if the Sustainable Development Goals are to be met.

States, government officials, civil servants, law enforcement officers, media representatives, the private sector, civil society, academia, the public and youth, alike, all have a role to play in uniting the world against corruption.


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Inequitable gender norms deny millions of girls their right to education, health and independence and this exposes them to increased risk of . Say no to harmful stereotypes that affect women and girls!



የጾታ እኩልነትን የማይቀበሉ በማህበረሰቡ ውስጥ ያሉ አስተሳሰቦች በሚሊዮን የሚቆጠሩ ሴት ልጆች የትምህርት፣ የጤና እና ነጻነታቸውን ለማረጋገጥ የሚረዱ መብቶቻቸው እንዲገደቡ ያደርጋል። ይህ ደግሞ ሴት ልጆች ላይ የሚደርሰውን እንዲጨምር ያደርጋል። በአዋቂ ሴቶች እና ሴት ልጆች ላይ ጎጂ የሆኑ ፍረጃዎችን አንቀበልም እንበል!

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To end , let us invest in RESPECT:

- Relationship skills strengthened
- Empowerment of women
- Services ensured
- Poverty reduced
- Environments made safe
- Child and adolescent abuse prevented
- Transformed attitudes, beliefs & norms




ለማስቆም መከባበር ላይ ትኩረት አድርገን መስራት አለብን

- ከሰዎች ጋር ያለንን የአቀራረብ ክህሎት ማጠናከር
- ሴቶችን ሁሉን አቀፍ አቅም ማጎልበት
- አገልግሎት ተደራሽነትን ማረጋገጥ
- ድህነት ቅነሳ
- አካባቢያችን ከጥቃት የጸዳ ማድረግ
- በልጆችና በአፍላ ወጣቶች ላይ የሚደርሰውን ጥቃት መከላከል
- የአመለካከት፣ የባህሪና በህብረተሰቡ ውስጥ ያለውን አስተሳሰብ መቀየር

Inspiring role models and leaders are catalysts for change! Let us celebrate the remarkable individuals who lead by example. Mention in the comments your role models for !




አርአያ የሆኑ ግለሰቦችና መሪዎችን ማበረታታትና ማነሳሳት ለውጥ እንዲመጣ ያግዛል። ለእነዚህን አኩሪ ስራ ለሰሩ ግለሰቦች በጋራ እውቅና እንስጥ። አስተያየት መስጫው ላይ ለእርስዎ አርአያ የሆኑ ግለሰቦችንይጥቀሱ። !

In Ethiopia 65% of women and girls aged 15-49 have undergone female ge***al mutilation, a practice rooted in power imbalances. and boys can be change agents in transforming unequal power relations and social norms that perpetuate




በኢትዮጲያ 65% የሚሆኑ እድሜአቸው ከ 15 እስከ 49 የሚገመቱ አዋቂ ሴቶችና ሴት ልጆች የሴት ልጅ ግርዛት ተፈጽሞባቸዋል። ይህ ድርጊት ስር በሰደደ የሀይል አለመመጣጠን መሰረት ያደረገ ነው። አዋቂ ወንዶችና ወንድ ልጆች የለወጡ መሪ መሆን ይችላሉ፣ እንዲሁም እንዲቀጥል በህብረተሰቡ ውስጥ ያሉ የተዛቡ አስተሳሰቦችና የሃይል አለመመጣጠን እንዲቀየር ያግዛሉ።

Stop ! Encourage a culture of equality & respect. We can create all together – women and men – a society where violence against women is unthinkable




! የእኩልነት እና የመከባበር ባህላችንን እናበረታታ። ሁላችንም ሴቶችና ወንዶች በጋር ጾታዊ ጥቃት የማይታሰብበት ማህበረሰብ እንፍጠር።

Women and girls living with are highly vulnerable to and such violence is a double penalty for them.We call for their empowerment to enable them to make decisions that directly affect their lives!


አካል ጉዳተኛ የሆኑ አዋቂ ሴቶች እና ሴት ልጆች ለጾታዊ ጥቃት የበለጠ ተጋላጭ ናቸው። ይህ ጾታዊ ጥቃት ደግሞ ለአካል ጉዳተኞች ሁለተኛ ጥቃት ነው። የአካል ጉዳተኞች አቅም እንዲጎለብትና በራሳቸው ህይወት ላይ ጉዳት እንዳይደርስ ውሳኔ ማሳለፍ እንዲችሉ ጥሪ እናቀርባለን።

Inequitable gender norms deny millions of girls their right to education, health and independence and this exposes them to increased risk of . Say no to harmful stereotypes that affect women and girls!




የጾታ እኩልነትን የማይቀበሉ በማህበረሰቡ ውስጥ ያሉ አስተሳሰቦች በሚሊዮን የሚቆጠሩ ሴት ልጆች የትምህርት፣ የጤና እና ነጻነታቸውን ለማረጋገጥ የሚረዱ መብቶቻቸው እንዲገደቡ ያደርጋል። ይህ ደግሞ ሴት ልጆች ላይ የሚደርሰውን እንዲጨምር ያደርጋል። በአዋቂ ሴቶች እና ሴት ልጆች ላይ ጎጂ የሆኑ ፍረጃዎችን አንቀበልም እንበል!

On 2023, let communities lead the fight against and . Empowering communities at the grassroots level can contribute to ending violence against women and girls


አለም አቀፍ የኤድስ ቀን

በ 2023፣ ህብረተሰቡ ጾታዊ ጥቃትና ኤች አይ ቪ ኤድስን በመከላከል ስራ ላይ መሪነቱን ይውሰድ። በታችኛው እርከን ላይ ያለውን ማህበረሰብ አቅም ማጎልበት አዋቂ ሴቶች እና በሴት ልጆች ላይ የሚደርሰውን ጥቃት ለማስቆም ይረዳል።

Every year, on the 1st of December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day.

People around the world unite to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to AIDS.

With communities leading the way , the world can end AIDS. Organizations of communities living with, at risk of, or affected by HIV are the frontline of progress in the HIV response.

On this World AIDS Day, the Belgian Embassy in Addis Ababa would like to emphasize that the day is more than a celebration of community achievements; it is a call to action to enable and support communities in their leadership roles.



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Inspiring role models and leaders are catalysts for change! Let us celebrate the remarkable individuals who lead by example. Mention in the comments your role models for !



አርአያ የሆኑ ግለሰቦችና መሪዎችን ማበረታታትናማነሳሳት ለውጥ እንዲመጣ ያግዛል። ለእነዚህን አኩሪ ስራ ለሰሩ ግለሰቦች በጋራ እውቅና እንስጥ። አስተያየት መስጫው ላይ ለእርስዎ አርአያ የሆኑ ግለሰቦችን ይጥቀሱ። !

Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is observed on 30 November each year .

Adopted in 1993, the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force on 29 April 1997. It determined, “for the sake of all mankind, to exclude completely the possibility of the use of chemical weapons.” (Preamble)

On this commemoration day, the Belgian Embassy in Addis Abeba wishes to pay tribute to the victims of chemical warfare while also reaffirming its commitment to the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to the elimination of the threat of chemical weapons, thereby promoting the goals of peace, security, and multilateralism.


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Human right defenders’ day/ የሰብአዊ መብት ተሟጋቾች ቀን

Women Human Rights Defenders are often target of violence and harassment. Social media networks have also their responsibility in securing a -free digital space


የሴቶች መብት ተሟጋቾች በአብዛኛው ትኩረት ሰተው የሚሰሩት violence and harassment ላይ ነው። የማህበራዊ ትስስር ገጾች እንዲሁ -free digital space የማረጋገጥና የማሰራጨት ሃላፊነት አለባቸው።

Private sector actors can make a difference to women’s in and ! We call on businesses to prioritise gender-transformative investments!


የግሉ ዘርፍ በሴቶች ላይ ለውጥ በ and ! ማምጣት ይችላል! የግሉ ዘርፍ ሴቶች ራሳቸውን እንዲችሉ የሚያግዙ ስራዎች ላይ ቅድሚያ በመስጠት ሃብታቸውን እንዲያፈሱ ጥሪ እናቀርባለን!