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The time to act is now! German Ambassador's article on Tigray (The Reporter)

Post by sarcasm » 18 May 2021, 06:15

The time to act is now! Germany’s humanitarian assistance efforts in the light of current challenges


When I started my term as German Ambassador to Ethiopia last summer, the country already faced an extremely difficult humanitarian situation. The COVID-19 pandemic, desert locusts and flooding had increased needs in wide parts of the country and the region. The conflict in Tigray has dramatically added to those challenges. At least 4.5 million people in Tigray are believed to require food assistance, and many of them do not yet have access to humanitarian aid. Warnings of a looming famine have to be taken very seriously. Unless the farmers in Tigray are able to till their fields before the rainy season, the region may face a hunger crisis reminiscent of the 1980s.

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