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Published: 08 Jan 2021 08:50 PM BdST
Updated: 08 Jan 2021 08:50 PM BdST
Fighting is still going on in several parts of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and almost 2.3 million people, or nearly half of the population, need aid, a UN report said. );
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The report, the most comprehensive public assessment of the humanitarian situation in Tigray since conflict erupted there on Nov. 4, was posted online late on Thursday.
It said food supplies were very limited, looting was widespread and insecurity remained high.
Federal government troops are fighting the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a political party that was governing the province. The government declared victory in late November though the TPLF vowed to fight on.
Fighting is still going on in several parts of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and almost 2.3 million people, or nearly half of the population, need aid, a UN report said.
New exile for Eritrean refugees fleeing Ethiopia
Among the thousands of people fleeing the five-week-old conflict in Ethiopia s Tigray region are a few dozen men, women and children from Eritrea, one of the world s most authoritarian states.
They were already living as refugees in Tigray, which had long been a safe haven for them during years of conflict and repression in Eritrea.
But when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed s government launched a military operation against Tigray s ruling party, the Eritrean refugees illusion of safety was shattered as violence escalated around their camps. Suddenly soldiers came to our camp and they started shooting, Kheder Adam told AFP in a Sudanese refugee camp. The situation was very serious. There was a lot gunfire.