Kira Smith Sindbjerg 🇩🇰
@DKambInAddis
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Very pleased to announce that Denmark🇩🇰will increase our humanitarian support to Ethiopia🇪🇹with an additional 4.5 M USD to help
@OCHA_Ethiopia
to provide more humanitarian aid to the people in need in
#Ethiopia
🙏
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So cool
#GreatEthiopianRun
Thank you for a super organised and colourful 10K. Well done all 🇪🇹 runners and thanks to 🇩🇰embassy staff for joining😎
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Very honoured to have presented my credentials to the 🇪🇹 President H.E.
@SahleWorkZewde
on Friday Oct. 1, officially becoming the Ambassador of
#Denmark
🇩🇰to
#Ethiopia
. Thank you to the 🇪🇹 MFA for a well-arranged and friendly ceremony.
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A beautiful coffee ceremony ☕️🥮🌼prepared by the embassy staff to celebrate the Ethiopian New Year. Lots of reasons to wish for a peaceful future🕊 Melkam Addis Amet🌼🇪🇹🌼
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Visiting
@CecoeEth
with 🇸🇪
@SweinEthiopia
. 175 CSOs, 3000+ observers at 5000 polling stations, covering all regions voting today. 🇩🇰 supports. Impressive!
#EthiopianElection2021
@ECESeu
@NDI
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Beautiful Addis morning and so proud to be part of the 5k
@greatethrun
this time celebrating Women’s achievements in 🇪🇹And on top I got🥇in the ambassador’s race🏃♀️Amazing women joined and very honoured the President of 🇪🇹
@SahleWorkZewde
and
@HaileGebr
cheered us all up😊🇪🇹🇩🇰
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Today 🇩🇰 took part in
#EU
’s annual political dialogue on human rights with 🇪🇹. We expressed deep concerns about
#Tigray
: impeded humanitarian access, severe famine and gross human rights violations. We called for a humanitarian ceasefire, justice and reconciliation
#TeamEurope
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The U.S., Canada and several European nations call for a cease-fire in Ethiopia’s Tigray region in order to avoid the risk of famine after months of conflict via
@bpolitics
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Visit to
#Amhara
with the
@EUinEthiopia
Fantastic to see the beautiful and historical places but devestating to hear from partners, political and religious leaders about the effects of war and conflict. So many needs and so much work to be done in all of 🇪🇹
#Conflict
#Peace
🕊
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Very happy and excited to take up my post as Denmark's Ambassador to
#Ethiopia
🇪🇹. I will be tweeting on my work in
#Ethiopia
at
@Denmark_Addis
, thanks for following!”
#mfadk
#WorkingforDenmark
🇩🇰
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Good talks with
@reda_getachew
&
#Tigray
interim administration today in Mekelle with team EU+ collegues 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇴🙏
@RolandKobia
@EUinEthiopia
@NorwayinAddis
@AmbafranceET
. Agenda incl implementation of CoHA, hum needs, reconstruction/reconciliation and lasting peace🕊️❤️🩹🇪🇹🤝.
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Touched and encouraged by the ceremony in the
#Ethiopia
‘n parliament this morning: Peace and reconciliation as core messages in the speech of PM Dr Abiy focusing on youth, inclusion and national unity. Congratulations on the appointment from
@Denmark_Addis
Denmark_Addis
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Met with 🇩🇰 strategic partners working in Tigray to provide emergency assistance and help people in need. A very dire situation! Rapid, unimpeded and sustained access required. We thank the 🇩🇰 civil society for your brave and important efforts. We are fully behind you 🙏
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I am leaving 🇪🇹 and
@_AfricanUnion
after 3 years, witnessing opportunities and challenges. I am taking on a new position at 🇩🇰 MFA HQ as Director of Green Diplomacy and Climate 🌱 My successor Kira Smith Sindbjerg will continue this account. It has been a privilege. Take care!
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Today at the Royal Palace in Copenhagen, I thanked our Crown Prince, HRH Frederik for my position as Ambassador in
#Ethiopia
🇪🇹and for the decoration of Order of the Dannebrog 🇩🇰. Very honoured and proud💫☺️
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Good discussions today with Minister of Finance
@Ahmedshide2022
at the
@MoF_Ethiopia
about 🇩🇰Danish development assistance to
#Ethiopia
🇪🇹 and the way ahead in light of the current situation in the country
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Served in Ghana under former President John Dramani Mahama. Here he is
@TanaForum
It is all about competition. Important that all counties at the continent ratify the CFTA treaty. It will lead to shared prosperity. Job creation key! 🙌🏾
@AUC_MoussaFaki
@HannaTetteh
@JDMahama
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Since the onset of the conflict in
#Tigray
, 🇪🇺 has been calling for cessation of hostilities & unhindered humanitarian access. Now, we need to build a broad international consensus on this issue, which is on the top of our political agenda. Important that 🇪🇺 acts as
#TeamEurope
.
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Strolling around Harar - city of peace and inter-religious tolerance - on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. So many surprises: Ethiopia continues to reveal new aspects of a fascinating and multifaceted history and culture. Wonderful to be here 🐫
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Met this group of 🍀brave women in
#Tigray
yesterday. They shared their story of endurance 💪and survival through conflict. But also how much they appreciate lasting peace🕊️and only want to get back to normal life🙏
@EthiopianATA
.
#WPS
#Ethiopia
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Soon to be - biggest hydro power plant in Africa, Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, at Blue Nile. Thanks for showing us, engineer Semegnew
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#WindPower
is 🔑 to make Ethiopian power generation resilient to effects of climate change.
#Denmark
is very proud to announce support to the establishment of Assela Wind Farm securing access to energy for up to 3 mio. people. More info👇
#SDG7
#RenewableEnergy
#SustainableEnergy
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One of the things I ♥️ the most in 🇪🇹 is the running spirit. So proud to be part of
@greatethrun
today and even get the 🥇in the women’s amb run. 🙏all the organisers and all my fellow runners
@Denmark_Addis
🏃🏃🏾♀️. A day to remember🕊️
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My tour of duty in
#AddisAbaba
is soon coming to an end. It has been fantastic. From 1 September, my successor will take over this twitter account, and I will tweet on Denmark in the Sahel and Maghreb. Follow me on
@DKSahelMaghreb
🇩🇰
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Today, 25 Nov., is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. There is
#NoExcuse
for gender-based violence 🙅♀️💪
#16DaysEthiopia
🇪🇹
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What a run
@greatethrun
in Addis this morning. And to come in
#First
in the Ambassadors’ run 🏃♀️🥇🙏 all women for being the best💪and
@greatethrun
@IrlEmbEthiopia
@HaileGebr
for organising. My friends and colleagues at the podium
@MadeleineFCDO
@BNMarkussen
👸🐝🤩
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Two dedicated leaders with a strong vision on women & girls’ rights! 🇩🇰
@Ulla_Tornaes
meets 🇪🇹
@SahleWorkZewde
at the
#AfricaEurope2018
High Level Forum in Vienna.
Denmark remains committed to the ambitious Ethiopian reform agenda 💪
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Joint 🇸🇪🇩🇰 visit to
@EASF4Peace
#EthiopianElection2021
observation mission. DK supports through Danish Peace and Stabilisation Fund. 🔑 part of
#APSA
African Peace&Security Architecture
@Bankole_Adeoye
@DKambKenSom
@SweinEthiopia
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Wind breaking news:
#Denmark
approves concessional financing of 100 MW wind farm in
#Assella
#Ethiopia
. Will contribute to rural electrification, green growth and industrialisation - and strengthen the climate partnership 🇩🇰🇪🇹
#dkaid
@SvenssonNikolaj
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Strong embasy team at
@greatethrun
this morning in 🌞Addis 💪🇩🇰
@Denmark_Addis
Good luck 🍀all 🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♂️🏃
#runners
#addis
#GreatEthiopianRun
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Yesterday,
@RasmusPrehn
and I promised
@PMEthiopia
to plant more trees. Today we delivered on that promise in Tigray! 💪🌳
#GreenLegacy
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Clear messages from
#Ethiopia
‘s PM Abiy, emphasising the need for privatisation, economic reforms, political space, multiparty democracy, free media, anti-corruption - and not least national reconciliation: “Foregiveness, peace and compromise is what we need”.
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Wonderful forest honey, freshly collected by a brave man in Harena forest, Bale mountains. Great weekend get-away after a busy week
#BaleMountainsLodge
#Ethiopia
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Visiting Tigray region today! HRH Crown Princess Mary and
@Ulla_Tornaes
are here to see how both refugee and host communities benefit from the opportunities UNHCR
@Refugees
provide - especially for women and girls💪🏽🌱
#DKinEthiopia
#SDG5
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Always inspiring to be in the field and seeing things first-hand. Today I visited the
#PSNP
in beautiful Tigray with
@RasmusPrehn
. 🇩🇰 supports the great efforts made to improve livelihoods for exposed communities and adapting to agriculture to climate changes
#DKinEthiopia
#dkaid
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Great news✈️🇩🇰🇪🇹
Ethiopian Airlines is set to launch a new passenger flight to Copenhagen, Denmark, as of May 22, 2023. The new flight will be operated five times a week. Read more at
#FlyEthiopian
#Copenhagen
#NewDestination
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I am pleased to welcome HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, Ulla Tœrnæs to Ethiopia 🇪🇹
I look very much forward to the coming days experiences with you - starting with St. Paul’s Hospital this morning ✨
#SDG5
#DKinEthiopia
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An honour to present copies of my 🇩🇰credentials to H.E. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Djibouti 🇩🇯
@ymahmoudali
today. Very good discussions on impacts of climate change, how to mitigate and adapt 💧☀️as well as regional developments 🌍
#Djibouti
@UEaDjibouti
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Join the movement!
#Denmark
supports the
#SheDecides
global movement to protect and promote the rights of every woman and girl
#countdown
@unwoman
@unfpa
@Bettinamaas
#withoutquestion
#femwise
@AU_PSD
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Proud to announce further support to the partnership btw Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and
@menneskeret
for a strong &independent EHRC. Protection & promotion of human rights are 🔑priorities for Denmark. We look forward to following the important work of
@DanielBekele
🗣
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An astonishing moment! Met Alaa Salah in the margins of the AU PSC meeting on UNSCR 1325. Focus on the vital role of women in peace and mediation in Sudan. Thank you for sharing your story and for your courage and dedication to make change happen 🤝🌍🌺
@AUBinetaDiop
@AU_PSD
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Super cool 💪
Ethiopian Airlines to celebrate International Women’s Day with flight entirely staffed by women:
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Good meeting with the Commissioner of Ethiopian Investment Commission
@fitsumaregaa
discussing new investment opportunities for
#DanishCompanies
We look forward to working closely together with you and your strong team! 🤝
#Ethiopia
#ANewHorizonofHope
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You’ve got mail 😊 Just back from a a lively and constructive Embassy retreat, this was waiting for me. Deeply honoured and proud to have been awarded the Order of Dannebrog by HM The Queen of Denmark. From my ❤️ thank you! 🇩🇰
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What a wonderful morning: Preparing for the Hawassa Half Marathon - probably one of the most beautiful races in
#Ethiopia
@greatethrun
. We’ll be back 👣❤️🇩🇰🇪🇹
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After a 3-days excellent visit from the 🇩🇰 Min for Development and Global Climate Policy
@DanJoergensen
in 🇪🇹my biggest 🙏 this morning goes to my embassy team
@Denmark_Addis
for your professionalism, team spirit and many smiles in a hectic time. Armasegenarlu🙏👍💪Tak!
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Day 2 at
@TanaForum
started with a morning run on the boulevards of
#Bahirdar
. A mix of 🇪🇹culture, religion and nature🏞️🙏
@IPSS_Addis
for bringing us together real time. More discussions today on
#security
and 🕊️ in 🌍,challenges and possible solutions
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The first Ethiopian Energy Outlook has been completed in close coop with 🇪🇹and 🇩🇰institutions. Electrification, electric vehicles and scenarios for the power 🔋⚡️ sector has been analysed. Great potential for 🇪🇹 hydro 🌊power to act as a buffer for wind 🌬️and ☀️ in the region.
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The brutality of conflict in 🇪🇹takes time to heal. A lot of good work already in place in Tigray. Visits to a physical rehabilitation clinic and a demolished hospital in Shire witnes the needs. 🙏🏥
@EthioRedCross
@ICRC
@danskrodekors
for 💪 efforts.
@DanishMFA
@Denmark_Addis
🎗️
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Met with the inspirational AU Youth Enyoy,
@aya_chebbi
to discuss prospects for inclusion of
#youth
in decision-making at all levels of society, with Danish Under-Secretary for Foreign Policy, Lisbeth Zilmer-Johns.
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Today is a national day of mourning in Ethiopia in honour of the victims of yesterday’s tragedy. The flags of
@Denmark_Addis
are flying on half mast
@PMEthiopia
@flyethiopian
@DanishMFA
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Such a privilege to meet
@vonderleyen
. After only a few days in office, first foreign visit to
#Ethiopia
and the
#AU
. Huge potential in strengthened EU-Africa partnership! 🤝🌍 And proud to have a female President 🌺
@DanishMFA
@vestager
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An honour to present my credentials to the Chairman of the Sovereign Council. On a sunny morning in Khartoum, we hope for peace for all women and men in Sudan 🤝🕊
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Boarding
@flyethiopian
after eventful three days in
#Sudan
. Thank you all partners for your warm hospitality and profound insights. Hope to be back soon. Stay safe! 🙏
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Honoured to represent
#Denmark
in 🇪🇹🇸🇩🇸🇸🇩🇯 &
@_AfricanUnion
promoting multilateralism, tech,
#SDG
partnerships for green growth, and empowering youth! Already in business at last week’s
@AGCCI2018
and this week’s
@P4Gpartnerships
between
@DanChurchAid
&
@ArlaIngredients
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Youth engagement and climate action is crucial to prevent conflicts from escalating! Key themes in today’s inaugural
#DKAfrica
dialogue, convening key partners to engage in discussions on conflict resilience and prevention across the continent.
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🇩🇰 is strong supporter of
#multilateralism
. Honoured to meet H.E.
@AUC_MoussaFaki
. Now, I’m officially Danish Permanent Representative to
@_AfricanUnion
. Excited to strengthen cooperation on
#youth
and
#trade
💪🌍
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What a great way to end the week: Finally signing off on a new partnership with
@UN_Women
on
#TechVelopment
- closing the digital gab and empowering African girls. This is
#dkaid
making a difference...
#AfricanGirlsCanCode
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Unconventional, interesting and attractive!
#Ethiopia
‘n female entrepreneurs at Copenhagen International Fashion Festival
#CIFF
#CAWEE
@DKinAddis
hard at work to stimulate new partnerships and trade relations beyond
#dkaid
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Visiting
#ArbaMinch
with the special Dorze village, it’s traditions of 🛖🎋and weaving 🧵show a deep 🇪🇹 culture. Fantastic lakes, mountains and clean spring water 💦💧
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🇩🇰 supports 🇪🇹 Covid19 response plan: USD 18 million to social safety nets, food security and protection of women and girls. Part of global Danish contribution of USD 146 million with focus on Africa 🌍 Solidarity 👏🏽
#TeamEurope
@RasmusPrehn
@DanishMFA
@mfaethiopia
@EUinEthiopia
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What a treat, 🙏
@flyethiopian
and
@CPHAirports
for a beautiful evening celebrating the touch down of the direct Addis-Copenhagen flight✈️🇪🇹🇩🇰 Very honoured to join you today in
#Copenhagen
. Next stop
#AddisAbaba
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Constitution day in my garden in Addis🇩🇰🎉🌼🇪🇹💐A good reminder of how we must preserve and value our fundamental rights and freedoms in a changing and fragile world. My deep thank to all participants,
@Denmark_Addis
and to
@mfaethiopia
for joining me at the “stage”🙏🇪🇹🇩🇰
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Honoured to present my Credentials to the President H.E. Dr. Mulatu Teshome 🇪🇹 An enduring experience for me and my family. See you in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 at
#P4GSummit
to further
#greengrowth
and
#SDGs
together!
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It was an honour for my family and I to host Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and the Minister for Development Cooperation
@Ulla_Tornaes
and many Danish & Ethiopian partners for a night celebrating the strong bonds between the two countries💐
#DKinEthiopia
#SDG5
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As always an 👁️opener to visit new places in 🇪🇹, this time 🇩🇰
#dkaid
supported projects in
#Afar
region. A day full of impressions from eager 🏫school children, extreme drought 🌵to 🇺🇳warehouses full of live 🎗️saving aid packages. A huge 🙏to
@UNICEFEthiopia
@WFP_Ethiopia
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A great honour to present my credentials to 🇩🇯President
@IsmailOguelleh
in Djibouti today. Good talk about challenges in the region and bilateral relations🤝🇩🇰🇩🇯. Hope to be back soon to this special and beautiful country🐠🐳🌊⚓️
@DanishMFA
@Denmark_Addis
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Press Statement on the official launch of the Commission of Inquiry on the Tigray Region in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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Very honoured to present my credentials to
#IGAD
Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
today and reconfirm the longstanding partnership between 🇩🇰and IGAD 🤝🌍
#IGAD
Executive Secretary
@DrWorkneh
receives credentials from the Ambassador of
#Denmark
in Ethiopia accredited to IGAD, H.E Kira Smith Sindbjerg.
@DanishMFA
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Offices are empty but
@Denmark_Addis
is still open! Helping Danes, reconnecting internet and staying on top of key agendas like ending
#FGM
💪 Thank you colleagues working from home and 🇩🇰 Without you we could not remain a visible partner under difficult circumstances
#COVID19dk
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Innovation & technology are key in leapfrogging development. Today
@DrGetahun
shared his ambitious strategy for closing the digital knowledge gap and creating tech employment in Ethiopia.
#techvelopment
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I paid a visit to Gode, Somali region and saw some of the devastating consequences of the current drought in 🇪🇹Ethiopia. Impressed by the work of our partners
@WFP_Ethiopia
@UNICEFEthiopia
@save_children
Still so much more to be done, keep up the good work🙏🇩🇰👏🏼
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Human Rights are at the core of 🇩🇰development assistance so very pleased to attend the ✍️ ceremony of
@EUinEthiopia
🇪🇺 and
@HumanRightsDK
new engagement with the 🇪🇹
@EthioHRC
. Important continued work on transitional justice and accountabbility
@DanielBekele
@RolandKobia
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An honor to meet
@AUC_PAPS
Commissioner
@Bankole_Adeoye
with the
#Nordic
Ambassadors to the
@_AfricanUnion
🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇩🇰 Honest exchanges on current crises in
#Somalia
&
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
and
#AU
work to promote peaceful solutions. AU-Nordic partnership based on shared values
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As part of the emergency seed support to 🇪🇹, Denmark🇩🇰 supported via
@EthiopianATA
18k farmers in five conflict affected
#ACC
in the Amhara region. Happy to see some areas of farming productive again and 🌾getting ready.
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I går Sudan, i dag Djibouti. En dansker 🇩🇰 landede i dag fra Djibouti med fransk 🇫🇷 særfly i Kastrup. Merci 🙏 Vores seje team på
@Denmark_Addis
, Trine og Camilla, arbejder dagen lang med at få strandede danskere sikkert hjem 🙌
@DanishMFA
#COVID19dk
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It was an absolute honor to meet you Your Excellency
@SahleWorkZewde
President of 🇪🇹
🇩🇰 fully behind your vision of
#GenderEquality
& women’s and girl’s
#rights
Inspiring to hear about your ambitions for
#Ethiopia
- an engine for
#peace
@
#HornOfAfrica
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Our hearts are filled with sorrow this morning, knowing that so many nationalities, incl. UN staff and aid workers, lost their lives yesterday in the horrible crash 💔 They wanted to make a difference in the world and we honour them 🙏
@PMEthiopia
@flyethiopian
@DanishMFA
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Grateful to present copies of my 🇩🇰credentials in
#Juba
to acting Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of South Sudan🇸🇸, Hon. Deng Dau. Good discussions on South Sudan, our bilateral relations 🤝and the developments in the region
@SouthSudanGov
@DanishMFA
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Ethiopia is home to some of the strongest and fastest runners in the world! High-altitude training opportunities are abundant around
#AddisAbaba
. So on lucky days, you may even run into world record holders such as Kenenisa Bekele via
@YouTube
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Strong, wise and tough women are not rare in West Africa. Yet only 14% of parliamentary seats are held by women. Proud to address the
@ecowas_cedeao
Network of Female Parliamentarians
#ECOFEPA
supported by
#dkaid
We have a common cause!
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