‘Swift action’ needed in Tigray to save thousands at risk, UNHCR warns

Two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Tuesday, stressed the need for “swift action” to restore safe access to “save thousands of lives at risk”.

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UNHCR asks Ethiopia for urgent access to 96,000 Eritreans cut off without food

01 Dec 2020

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed to Ethiopia on Tuesday for urgent access to 96,000 Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, saying the month-long conflict in Tigray had left them without vital supplies.

‘Full scale’ humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia’s Tigray: UNHCR

17 Nov 2020

A “full-scale humanitarian crisis” is unfolding as thousands of refugees flee ongoing fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region each day to seek safety in eastern Sudan, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Tuesday.

Insecurity and bureaucracy hampering aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region

13 Jan 2021

Nearly three months after the start of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, hundreds of thousands of people have yet to receive assistance, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, citing information from its humanitarian coordination agency, OCHA.