Broll – MSF in Ethiopia – English quotes

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Six months after the murder of our colleagues Yohannes Halefom, Tedros Gebremariam, and María Hernández in Ethiopia, we still do not have clear answers about who was responsible and what were the circumstances of these killings. MSF has compiled and analysed the information available. We are certain that on 24 June they left Abi Adi, where we had the project’s base, and headed south to collect wounded people. One hour after their departure, the car stopped. We later found their bodies, outside the vehicle with gunshot wounds fired from close range, which makes us understand that they were not victims of crossfire, but of an intentional killing.
They were clearly identified as civilians and humanitarian workers, and our vehicle had MSF’s flags and logo.

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The Ethiopian government has assured us that they are conducting an investigation into the murder of our colleagues Maria, Yohannes, and Tedros in Ethiopia. MSF has asked the Tigray People’s Liberation Front to do the same and, to this day, we still do not have the results of these investigations.
We have also asked for clarification about the presence and engagement of armed forces into the location and at that time. We have also asked the same of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. It is our duty towards the families and to our colleagues to clarify what happened that day.

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MSF is very concerned about public statements made in Ethiopia against the work of humanitarian organisations. Our teams have been victims of harassment, threats, and even detentions. We call on the Ethiopian government to publicly support the work of humanitarian organisations. This is crucial so that we can continue to provide humanitarian aid and lifesaving medical assistance, impartially and safely, in Ethiopia.
Following the killing of our colleagues in Tigray, we suspended activities. In November, when a state of emergency was declared, we had to stop most of the projects in the country, for security reasons.

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MSF has been working in Ethiopia for almost 40 years. We have responded to medical and emergency needs to improve access to health for people. Between January 2020 and June 2021, we served communities affected by natural disasters as well as victims of the conflict in nine of Ethiopia's 10 provinces.

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MSF mobile clinic in the Tigray region, specifically in Adiftaw

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The mobile clinic moved to Sebeya and conducts medical activities in a destroyed previous health post.

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Displaced people in an abandoned school in Abi Adi

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Another group of displaced people in Adwa

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Various shots of the displacement camp in Gedeo from 2019

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The health facilities where MSF worked in Gedeo

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The maternity ward MSF supported in Gambella, images from 2019

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Various shots of the center for returned migrants MSF had in Addis Abeba, images from 2021.

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A psychological support group session with some of the returned migrants

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General shots of the distribution and medical activities of MSF OCB in Shire, Tigray region

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Various shots of MSF’s intervention in 2015, attending to South Sudanese refugees that crossed to Ethiopia. Pagak and Luetchor regions.