party is in a fresh crisis, but also the politics here in northern ireland are deeply unstable. it s close to eight months since war broke out in ethiopia s, tigray region and there continue to be reports of abuses, and the un warns of an imminent famine, unless drastic measures are taken fast. despite repeated international calls for hostilities to end to allow humanitarian access there s still fighting and aid agencies are not reaching all those in need. kalkidan yibeltal sent this report. gitesh has had heart problems since he was a child. he needed constant medical attention. but as tigray s war raged, it became difficult to find care and food. translation: we had medical appointments, but roads - were closed due to the war. so we had to walk for three days without food. this affected my son a lot.
it is believed he is one of around 100 religious figures killed since the beginning of the war in that area. the last seven months have been a nightmare for us, for the population, almost in every corner of my diocese which covers all of tigray. and the communities were simply overrun by armed forces on all sides. the ruins you can see here and there, these can be rebuilt, but the human mind, the human heart, the family fabric, their communities, the society, along with their long held values, all
three days without food. this affected my son a lot. before the war we had hospitals and health centres. since it started we literally had nothing. a0 minutes north. this was a clinic. then a military camp and now a food distribution centre. many people fled to the mountains when the fighting began. and lots are still far from the reach of agencies. the un says famine is imminent unless urgent measures are taken. they warn that hundreds of thousands could starve. travelling through tigray and meeting people whose lives have been shattered by this bloody conflict which is now into its eighth month, one just gets a sense of the immensity of its tragic impact. we came here in march and returning months later we could easily understand
before the war, we had hospitals and health centres. since it started, we literally had nothing to eat. a0 minutes north of mekelle. this was a clinic, then a military camp and now a distribution centre. many people fled to the mountains when the fighting began. lots are still far from the reach of aid agencies and cameras. the un says famine is imminent in tigray. they warn that hundreds of thousands could starve. travelling through tigray and meeting people whose lives have been shattered by this bloody conflict, which is now into its eighth month, one just gets the sense of the immensity of its tragic impact. we came here in march, and returning months later we could easily understand that there are so many untold stories, particularly in rural areas that are not easily accessible, and tragedy
welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs and around the globe. the ethiopian government has called on the african union to immediately stop an inquiry into human rights abuses in tigray. almost eight months of conflict have devastated the region. despite repeated calls by the international community to end the hostilities, the fighting continues and aid agencies cannot reach all those in need. the united nations warns that the area is in imminent danger of famine unless drastic measures are taken. the bbc s kalkidan yibeltal has travelled to tigray and sent us this report. this boy has had heart problems since he was a child. he needed constant medical attention. but as tigray s war raged, it became difficult to find care and food. translation: we had medical appointments but roads - were closed due to the war so we had to walk for