Robert Mardini, director-general of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross, said: “I haven’t heard such terrible accounts for…
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Operational update on Ethiopia: ICRC concerned about humanitarian situation in rural areas of Tigray
“The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) estimates that the food supplies in rural areas of Tigray are dangerously…
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Tigray: One hundred days of war
Source: African Arguments BY MARTIN PLAUT FEBRUARY 12, 2021 Calls for the withdrawal of Eritrean troops, unimpeded humanitarian access, and…
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US ‘directly’ presses Eritrea to withdraw forces from Tigray
Source: Associated Press US ‘directly’ presses Eritrea to withdraw forces from Tigray Jan. 28, 2021 at 9:18 am Updated Jan. 28,…
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Ethiopia’s Tigray war: A doctor’s account of Mekelle’s plight
Source: Al Jazeera Doctor at regional capital’s main hospital offers dramatic account of dire medical shortages, threat of starvation and…
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War in Ethiopia’s Tigray wrenches families apart – and what do do about it
Anyone who has lost touch with their family can get in touch with the Red Cross (ICRC) which works to…
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Red Cross: an update on the situation in N. Ethiopia and a hotline for relatives
Source: ICRC Operational update on escalating fighting in Tigray and northern Ethiopia Addis Ababa / Geneva (ICRC) – In just…
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