Amanuel Tedros
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I understand what the children of Gaza must be going through, because as a child, I went through the same thing. The sound of gunfire and shells whistling through the air; the smell of smoke after they struck; tracer bullets in the night sky; the fear; the pain; the loss – these things have stayed with me throughout my life. I know the smell, the image of war. I know what war means. When my mother heard gunfire at night, she would make us sleep under the bed, with more mattresses on top of the bed, in the hope we might be protected if a shell fell on our house – the mother’s instinct to save her kids. I also understand what the parents of Gaza are going through, because in 1998, when war returned to Ethiopia, my country, my children had to hide in a bunker to shelter from the bombardment. I experienced war both as a child and as a parent. I know how the children are feeling, and I know how the parents are feeling. The children and parents of Gaza and Israel want and need the same thing that my family wanted and needed: peace and security. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Amanuel Tedros50,783 views • 2 years ago
“The combination of conflict, drought, and displacement is leading to a significant increase in hunger and disease outbreaks in various regions. Media reports have even described near-famine conditions in Tigray and Amhara. Disease outbreaks are spreading rapidly in northern Ethiopia due to the ongoing conflict, drought, economic shocks, and malnutrition. These conditions are particularly severe in the Tigray and Amhara regions. Between August 2022 and December 2023, over 30,000 cases of cholera were reported, highlighting the magnitude of the crisis.” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Amanuel Tedros12,828 views • 2 years ago
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