UN Warns Tigray Crisis 'Set To Worsen Dramatically'

 

AFP: Tigray crisis 'set to worsen dramatically', UN warns 

The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray is set to "worsen dramatically" and to deadly effect, the UN warned Thursday, blaming an "aid blockade" for the escalating crisis. 

Northern Ethiopia has been wracked by violence since November, when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into Tigray to topple the Tigray People's Liberation Front, the regional ruling party, saying the move came in response to attacks on army camps. 

Although the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner promised a swift victory, the war has dragged on for months, triggering a humanitarian crisis in Tigray that has left 400,000 people facing famine-like conditions, according to the United Nations.

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Update #1: U.N. warns catastrophe looms in Ethiopia's north, urges government to end de facto aid blockade (Reuters)  

Update #2: Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis ‘set to worsen dramatically’: UN (Al Jazeera)  

WNU Editor: This makes a dire situation worse .... Ethiopia's Tigray rebels looting aid supplies, US agency says (AFP).

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