News Alert: EU says humanitarian aid in Tigray used "as a weapon of war"; warns those responsible "will be held to account"

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Hundreds of people in Shire’s University IDP site live in an unfinished building, where they sleep, cook and eat. Many don’t have mattresses or blankets. MSF
Addis Abeba, May 14/2021 – The European Union said humanitarian aid blockades by military forces in Tigray “are severely impeding the ability for assistance to reach rural areas, where the humanitarian crisis is at the worst level,” and warns “those responsible for deliberately preventing timely access will be held to account.”
Full Statement
The United Nations have confirmed that military forces are impeding humanitarian access to parts of Tigray. The EU has repeatedly called for full humanitarian access to all areas, as well as for the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean troops.

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