Washington, D.C. (November 25, 2024) – In a heartwarming celebration of gratitude and unity, nearly 550 newly arrived refugees gathered Saturday evening for their first-ever American Thanksgiving. ECDC’s DC Metro branch, the African Community Center (ACC), hosted the event at Catholic University’s conference center in Washington, D.C. Marta Youth, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), Meg Sullivan, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Administration of Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and other PRM staff members and their families participated in the event, which was a vibrant reflection of community, culture, and humanity’s legacy of giving thanks.
Arlington, Va. – Following yesterday’s U.S. election results and potential policy changes, we want to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to our core humanitarian values. At ECDC, we remain steadfast in our belief that the true strength of the United States lies in its openness, diversity, and dedication to human dignity and opportunity for all.
Arlington, Virginia (November 4, 2024) – Today, ECDC commemorates the fourth anniversary of the start of the war in northern Ethiopia on November 3, 2020, and the second anniversary of the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) by the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 2, 2022.