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Humanitarian Crisis in Tigray
News: Ethiopian Catholic church says it was ‘misquoted’ as saying its aid activities are suspended in Tigray
Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, September 02/2021 – The Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat issued a statement today asking for corrections of erroneous communication surrounding widely reported news of the church suspending aid in the Tigray region following the escalation of fighting and tensions in the region. On August 27, Crux, a …
News: US accuses Fed. Gov’t of stalling aid access into Tigray; OCHA says access hindered due to ‘bureaucratic and logistical’ reasons, calls for unfettered humanitarian access
By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, September 02/2021 – In corresponding statements, the United States States department and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) complained of the worsening humanitarian situation in Tigray, blamed the delay in delivery of assistance on the Federal government and called …
News: USAID accuses TPLF of hindering humanitarian operations in Amhara state, looting food aid; blames all warring parties for food aid theft
By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, September 01/2021 – In an interview with Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) that was aired yesterday, Sean Jones, the USAID mission Director to Ethiopia, accused forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) of looting food aid and causing intentional damage to its warehouses …
