PORTLAND, Ore. — A staff member with an Oregon medical care nonprofit was killed when the team he was traveling with in a convoy was fired upon in Ethiopia, officials said Monday.
“As we mourn the loss of our colleague, we honor his memory and dedication to his work,” a post on the organization’s Facebook page said. “We are closely reviewing and addressing the circumstances surrounding this tragic loss and determining next steps as an organization,” a news release from the organization said.What we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed in Haiti“Yet increasingly, armed actors fail to adhere to International Humanitarian Law, outlined in the Geneva Conventions, which requires them to take steps to ensure protection of humanitarian workers,” the news release said.