UN sends $40 million ‘emergency funds’ to northern Ethiopia
Kathmandu, November 16. On Monday, the United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths announced that 40 million US dollars have been released to resolve the humanitarian crisis in Northern Ethiopia.
After an official visit to Northern Ethiopia, Griffiths said that the people were “living on a knife’s edge,” and that the funds allocated through Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will assist relief agencies in reaching the most vulnerable.
Background
In September last year, a heavy war broke out between the federal government and Tigray Liberation Front.
By the end of November, 2.2 million people were forced to leave their residence and seek refugee in neighboring countries.
Earlier in June, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) released an analysis report that claimed that 3.5 lakh people were starving. The “man-made famine disaster” was created by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces who were obstructing food and relief.
Media reports suggested that food obstruction and sexual violence were used as primary weapons in the war.
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