For the first time since the beginning of the war, the province of Tigray will be without food supplies. It was the director of USAID, the American humanitarian agency, who sounded the alarm. The food crisis has only worsened in two months and the blockade imposed by the Ethiopian government on Tigray and its six million inhabitants. For its part, Addis Ababa once again opposed these statements.
as reported from Addis Ababa, Noé Rochet-Bodin
As early as the end of June, the United States was concerned about the extent of malnutrition in Tigray. Washington estimated that 900,000 Tigrayans are facing starvationAlmost two months later, and while food convoys are struggling to reach the province, it is now the food stocks in Tigray that are running out.
“The food shortage is not related to a lack of capacity, but because the government is preventing the delivery of convoys,” said the head of the US humanitarian agency. An accusation from several humanitarian sources in Addis Ababa, which suspects the government of voluntarily blocking the convoys for administrative matters.
100,000 children threatened with death due to malnutrition, according to the UN According to the Prime Minister’s spokesperson, the government is not blocking humanitarian efforts but prioritizing the safety of convoys;
Except that less than 10% of planned aid has reached Tigray since June. The UN promises that the consequences will be dramatic, with 100,000 children dying of malnutrition.
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