Ethiopia: 'Aid Entering Tigray Remains Blocked Despite Ceasefire Talk'
Talk of a cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region is no green light for international relief operations to resume, United Nations (UN) humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of people have reportedly been displaced in parts of Tigray, Afar and Amhara since hostilities resumed three weeks ago.
Humanitarian convoys into Tigray and UN Humanitarian Air Service flights between Addis Ababa and Tigray's capital of Mekelle remain suspended, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The office said the suspensions block the flow of material aid and hamper the rotation of humanitarian workers and the transfer of cash for humanitarian operations.
"We and our partners continue the distribution of available aid in Tigray, including cold chain equipment -- freezers and refrigerators -- and medical supplies to health centres and hospitals," OCHA said. "Partners have also mobilised shelter supplies for 23,000 newly displaced households in Shire and Mekelle towns."
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Re: Aid Entering Tigray Remains Blocked by Ethiopian Government (Ghanaian Times)
Aha...so you can loot it and feed your junta fighters? Smart!
እቺ የልመና የጨዋታሽ ስልት ተበልቷል።
እቺ የልመና የጨዋታሽ ስልት ተበልቷል።
sarcasm wrote: ↑16 Sep 2022, 08:46Ethiopia: 'Aid Entering Tigray Remains Blocked Despite Ceasefire Talk'
Talk of a cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region is no green light for international relief operations to resume, United Nations (UN) humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of people have reportedly been displaced in parts of Tigray, Afar and Amhara since hostilities resumed three weeks ago.
Humanitarian convoys into Tigray and UN Humanitarian Air Service flights between Addis Ababa and Tigray's capital of Mekelle remain suspended, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The office said the suspensions block the flow of material aid and hamper the rotation of humanitarian workers and the transfer of cash for humanitarian operations.
"We and our partners continue the distribution of available aid in Tigray, including cold chain equipment -- freezers and refrigerators -- and medical supplies to health centres and hospitals," OCHA said. "Partners have also mobilised shelter supplies for 23,000 newly displaced households in Shire and Mekelle towns."
https://allafrica.com/stories/202209150141.html