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Axum airport in northern Ethiopia, in 2016. The airport was destroyed by forces from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front at the weekend, according to reports (Photo: Matthew Tempest)

Letter

'We call on the EU to appoint a Horn of Africa envoy'

by Mirjam van Reisen and 51 others, Tillburg, Berlin, Stockholm, Salamanca, Dublin,

Dear Excellencies Charles Michel (president of the EU Council), Ursula von der Leyen (president of the EU Commission) and David Sassoli (president of the European Parliament),

A call to the EU to urgently engage in peace efforts for the Horn of Africa.

The European Union must immediately appoint senior high-level envoys for the Horn of Africa to engage in and provide support to international, in particular African, efforts to curb the crisis in the Horn of Africa.

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Author Bio

Dr Mirjam van Reisen is professor of international relations, innovation and care, Tilburg University.

Plus 51 other signatories, including:

Mark Eyskens, former prime minister of Belgium

Agnes van Ardenne is a Dutch former minister for development cooperation and former ambassador to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in Rome.

Genoveva Tisheva is director of the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation.

Malgorzata Tarasiewicz is director of the Network of East-West Women in Poland.

Juan Santos Vara is professor of public international law at the University of Salamanca, Spain.

Professor Dr Conny Rijken is professor of human trafficking at Tilburg University, The Netherlands.

Koos Richelle is a former director-general of the EU.

Lilianne Ploumen is an MP and former minister of international trade and development and cooperation, The Netherlands.

Dr Jan Nouwen is coordinator of global health education at Erasmus University, The Netherlands.

Réginald Moreels is a surgeon and former minister for development and cooperation, Belgium.

Paddy Maguinness works for the Europe External Programme with Africa, Ireland.

Jens Martens is from the Global Policy Forum Europe, Germany.\n \nStig Lundberg is a consultant in religious affairs, Sweden

Ronald de Jong is a professor of practice, Tilburg University.

Jasper Kuiper is director of Dokters van de Wereld, The Netherlands. \n \nRudi Friedrich is director of Connection e.V.

Pierre Galand is a former senator and chair Forum Nord-Sud

Roberto Bissio is from Social Watch, France

Iliana Balabanova is president of the Bulgarian Platform European Women's Lobby.

Dr Arts is a professor at Universiteit van Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Kees Zevenbergen is director of CORDAID, The Netherlands.

Ian White is a consultant in Peace Diplomacy, Ireland.

Axum airport in northern Ethiopia, in 2016. The airport was destroyed by forces from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front at the weekend, according to reports (Photo: Matthew Tempest)

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Author Bio

Dr Mirjam van Reisen is professor of international relations, innovation and care, Tilburg University.

Plus 51 other signatories, including:

Mark Eyskens, former prime minister of Belgium

Agnes van Ardenne is a Dutch former minister for development cooperation and former ambassador to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in Rome.

Genoveva Tisheva is director of the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation.

Malgorzata Tarasiewicz is director of the Network of East-West Women in Poland.

Juan Santos Vara is professor of public international law at the University of Salamanca, Spain.

Professor Dr Conny Rijken is professor of human trafficking at Tilburg University, The Netherlands.

Koos Richelle is a former director-general of the EU.

Lilianne Ploumen is an MP and former minister of international trade and development and cooperation, The Netherlands.

Dr Jan Nouwen is coordinator of global health education at Erasmus University, The Netherlands.

Réginald Moreels is a surgeon and former minister for development and cooperation, Belgium.

Paddy Maguinness works for the Europe External Programme with Africa, Ireland.

Jens Martens is from the Global Policy Forum Europe, Germany.\n \nStig Lundberg is a consultant in religious affairs, Sweden

Ronald de Jong is a professor of practice, Tilburg University.

Jasper Kuiper is director of Dokters van de Wereld, The Netherlands. \n \nRudi Friedrich is director of Connection e.V.

Pierre Galand is a former senator and chair Forum Nord-Sud

Roberto Bissio is from Social Watch, France

Iliana Balabanova is president of the Bulgarian Platform European Women's Lobby.

Dr Arts is a professor at Universiteit van Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Kees Zevenbergen is director of CORDAID, The Netherlands.

Ian White is a consultant in Peace Diplomacy, Ireland.

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