Council of Ministers Passes Various Decisions

Addis Ababa, February 17, 2025 (ENA) – The Council of Ministers discussed on draft bills and passed decisions today.

In its 42nd regular session it held today, the Council of Ministers discussed on various issues and passed decisions.

First, the council discussed on the draft proclamation of Disaster Risk Management Commission.

The proclamation will be instrumental in translating the reform system that the commission has launched in fostering Ethiopia's resilience to respond to disasters and develop culture of helping one another among Ethiopians to sustainably address humanitarian assistance through national capacity.

The underlying principle of the proclamation is to provide humanitarian assistance to disaster hit citizens through national capacity, aligning it with sustainable development programs and prevalence of peace and address the economic, social and moral damage upon citizens.

Having thoroughly discussed on the draft proclamation and enriched it with further inputs, the council unanimously approved and referred it to the House of People's Representatives.

 

Next, the Council discussed on draft regulations for the establishment of three defense institutions which are Ethiopian Defense University, Defense Specialized Referral Hospital Group and Defense Diagnostic Center and Defense Engineering Industrial Group.

The regulation for the establishment of Ethiopian Defense University is intended to fulfill its objectives through the amendments of organizational structure and change of operations.

The draft regulation on the establishments of the Defense Specialized Referral Hospital Group and Defense Diagnostic Center is to enable the centre fulfills the country’s medical needs, diagnostic and related services.

The proclamation will also enable the centre to provide advanced medical services to which patients travel abroad in search of treatments. 

The council also discussed on the draft regulation for the establishment of Defense Engineering Industrial Group to determine its duties and responsibilities for the development of the country.

The council had in depth discussions on the draft regulations, incorporated them with inputs unanimously approved the regulations to take effect starting from the date of publication on Negarit Gazette.