Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Eritrea refugees in Ethiopia run out of food, UN says
Thousands of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit northern region of Tigray have run out of food, the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, has said. It appealed for urgent access to the region to provide emergency assistance. Communications and aid access have been blocked since the conflict between the federal army and fighters loyal to Tigray leadership […]
‘Overwhelming’ reports of killings of Eritreans in Tigray: UN
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said it has received an “overwhelming” number of reports about Eritrean refugees in Tigray being killed, abducted or forcibly returned to Eritrea since fighting in Ethiopia’s northernmost region began more than a month ago. “If confirmed, these actions would constitute a major violation of international law,” UNHCR head Filippo […]