Ethiopia Suspends Work of Two Aid Groups Active in Tigray
Voice of America
04 Aug 2021, 09:05 GMT+10
NAIROBI - Two international aid groups said Tuesday that the Ethiopian government had suspended part or all of their operations, while the United Nations humanitarian chief warned Ethiopian authorities that blanket accusations against aid workers in the country's embattled Tigray region and elsewhere are dangerous and must stop.
The United Nations' new Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths addresses a news conference on the humanitarian crisis in Tigray after visiting the region, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Aug. 3, 2021.
Martin Griffiths spoke to reporters amid a new push to get more badly needed food and other supplies into Tigray, where hundreds of thousands of people face famine conditions and Ethiopia's government has been accused of blocking assistance. He acknowledged that his own flights into and out of Tigray had difficulties with searches and delays.