Ethiopia-Tigray crisis: UN Chief ‘gravely concerned’ by escalation in fighting across Tigray
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (NNN-UNNS) — The UN Secretary-General issued a statement on Saturday expressing grave concern over the escalation of fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, where Government troops and separatist forces have been locked in conflict since November 2020.
The latest surge in violence began in August, after a fragile five-month humanitarian truce, which has halted aid deliveries into the northern Ethiopian region, where around five million civilians are in need of aid.