Ethiopia General License Number 2 - Certain Transactions in Support of Nongovernmental Organizations' Activities (September 17, 2021)

Date issued: Sep. 17 2021

TURBOFAC Commentary (270 words)

Notes:

[2-09-2022 Update. This GL has been implemented in the ESR at 550.511. Removed from OFAC's website]

1) For comments on the aspects of NGO-related GLs such as this that are conducive to cross-programmatic comment, refer to General Note on GLs Authorizing Transactions of and Related to Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) (System Ed. Note).

2) A significant difference between this version and more common variants is that it authorizes activities related to "natural resource protection" and "responsible and transparent management of natural resources." There are other aspects of the GL that are unique, including the reference to "gender-based violence".

3) [RESERVED]

4) Read in conjunction with FAQ # 926, which specifies that "Ethiopia GL 2 authorizes certain transactions and activities involving nongovernmental organizations’ (NGOs) activities in Ethiopia or Eritrea, including: activities to support humanitarian projects and to meet basic human needs (such as, among other examples provided in GL 2, shelter and settlements assistance, water, sanitation, hygiene activities, and COVID-19 related assistance); activities to support democracy building (such as, among other examples provided in GL 2, activities to support conflict mitigation); activities to support education; activities to support non-commercial development projects directly benefiting the people of Ethiopia or Eritrea, including those related to health, food security, water and sanitation; and activities to support environmental and natural resource protection."

The underlined portions are, in effect, interpretations of the scope of the GL, since the underlined text does not appear in the GL.

See also FAQ # 938 (interpreting similar language in the SySR GL for NGOs in a way that appears to have cross-programmatic implications).