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Ethiopia: ‘Heartbreaking’ devastation in Tigray, says UN humanitarian chief

New York: The new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator ended a six-day mission to Ethiopia with a fresh push to get badly needed food and other supplies into the embattled Tigray region. 

UN appeals for faster passage for aid convoys to Ethiopia’s Tigray

New York: UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after the first aid trucks in days to reach the local capital, Mekelle, encountered multiple checks delaying their arrival.

Hospitals barely functioning, famine still looming in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

New York: UN humanitarians expressed concern on Tuesday at the uncertain situation in Ethiopia's conflict-ravaged Tigray region despite a ceasefire call from the Government, highlighting the ongoing famine-like conditions there and the potential for disease outbreaks.

Telecom War: Ethiopia shuns China-backed consortium, favours US

Addis Ababa: China's attempt to establish economic dominance in Africa received a jolt recently when a U.S.-backed consortium beat out one financed by China in a closely watched telecommunications auction in Ethiopia.

‘No end’ to conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, warns UNICEF

New York: Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, nearly six months since conflict erupted, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

Ethiopia: Amidst hostilities in Tigray, humanitarian situation remains ‘dire’

New York: The humanitarian situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, remains “dire”, the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday. 

Deep concern for thousands of Eritrean refugees ‘scattered’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray

New York: In Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region there’s deep concern for thousands of Eritrean refugees whose camps have been found burned to the ground, confirming satellite imagery and testimony from those who have fled attacks.

Ethiopia: Government approves ‘first step’ towards Tigray emergency assistance

New York: UN agencies have received approval from the Ethiopian Government for 25 international staff to provide humanitarian assistance inside the country’s conflict-torn Tigray region, the UN Spokesperson said on Monday.

Aid agencies renew appeals for aid access to all areas in Ethiopia’s Tigray

New York: The UN renewed appeals on Friday for humanitarian access to all areas of Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region to help people displaced fighting, forcing the most desperate to eat leaves to survive.

Urgent steps needed to alleviate suffering in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: Guterres

Srinagar: The United Nations Secretary-General, on Tuesday, voiced grave concerns over the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and underscored the need for urgent efforts to protect populations at risk.

Ethiopia: Safe access and swift action needed for refugees in Tigray

New York: The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, including its impact on Eritrean refugees hosted there.

UNHCR relocates victims of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict to new site in Sudan

New York: A second refugee camp has opened in Sudan for people fleeing violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region carrying “little more than the clothes on their backs”, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), said on Tuesday.

Ethiopia: UN refugee agency calls for ‘unfettered access’ to Tigray

New York: Amidst “disturbing reports” from Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan, the UN refugee agency called on Friday for “unfettered access to Tigray in order to reach people in need”.

Ethiopia: UN concern mounts over shortages, child welfare, in ongoing Tigray crisis

New York: The dire shortage of food, water, fuel and cash in the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia is seriously affecting people there, including aid workers, the United Nations reported on Tuesday, citing its humanitarian affairs office, OCHA. 

‘Quickly restore the rule of law’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray, urges Guterres

New York: The UN Secretary-General said on Monday it was “essential to quickly restore the rule of law” in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, where Government forces and those loyal to the ruling Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have been engaged in fighting for more than a month.