UNFPA Ethiopia Response to the Tigray Crisis - Situation report #1 (16 31 January 2021)
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SITUATION OVERVIEW
The security situation in the Tigray region remains unstable and unpredictable. Fighting continues to be reported mainly in Central, Eastern, North Western, South and South Eastern parts of the region. The situation is particularly volatile in rural areas where large numbers of people are believed to have fled.
According to field reports, movements outside main roads are highly insecure. Humanitarian assets have also been misappropriated, including the vandalisation of two refugee camps in North Western Tigray.
The access constraints due to the ongoing insecurity continue to challenge the urgent scale-up of humanitarian assistance and prevent the population from accessing life-saving support. Although cargo carrying humanitarian commodities have been increasingly allowed to move into the region, most of the critical staff that are needed to scale up the response and
Ethiopia - Tigray Region Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 25 January 2021
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HIGHLIGHTS
The security in Tigray remains unstable and unpredictable. The situation is particularly volatile in rural areas where large numbers of people are believed to have fled.
The Logistics Cluster reached Shire, for the first time since the conflict started, with 40 metric tons of food items.
Partners on the ground are receiving reports indicating rising hunger, as the conflict exacerbated the lean season and desert locust infestation.
Due to the conflict, farmers have missed the harvest season and with regional trade blocked, the local markets have or are nearing collapsing.