Summary of my presentation to the UN Human Rights Council Third Session of the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group to Consider the Possibility of Elaborating an International Regulatory Framework on the Regulation, Monitoring and Oversight
 of the Activities of Private Military and Security Companies

Summary of my presentation to the Third Session Of The Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group to Consider the Possibility of Elaborating an International Regulatory Framework on the Regulation, Monitoring and Oversight
 of the Activities of Private Military and Security Companies “Mehari Taddele Maru highlighted the increasing number of PMSCs, the range of their services and the ...

In Defense of the IGAD-led Mediation Original Position on Multi-stakeholder Negotiations

The South Sudan crisis has invited many parallel peace initiative alongside the IGAD-led mediation, such as the Arusha Intra-party process, the Khartoum process and the less talked about Entebbe meetings. In addition to siphoning off scarce resources and eroding the necessary sense of urgency and shared purpose, these parallel processes also produced widely divergent end ...

Migration Governance in Ethiopia: The need for a comprehensive National Policy on Migration

The heinous and diabolical mass murder of innocent Ethiopian migrants in Libya by Islamic State (IS) Libya highlights the need for broad public dialogue, including particular interfaith consultations, on religious extremism as well as a swift governmental response to the emergency situation. As our response was united, firm and quick, long-term sustained well-reasoned action against ...