Mereja Forum

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ETHIOPIA

Turning to Ethiopia, our colleagues are telling us that the humanitarian situation in northern Ethiopia continues to be alarming.

There are unconfirmed reports of displacement in frontline areas in Amhara and the Afar regions.
In Amhara, a curfew was imposed in Debark, in Dessie and in Waldiya from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. This is impacting the movement of civilians, access to medical emergency services, and commercial business.

Deliveries of humanitarian supplies by road into Tigray have been suspended since last week on 24 August. Similarly, the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) has been unable to fly in and out of from Tigray since 25 [August], halting the transport of operational cash as well as rotation of humanitarian workers.

We along with our NGO partners continue providing humanitarian aid to the affected people where security allows.
In Tigray, humanitarian partners have resumed distribution of food and other vital humanitarian supplies.
We of course renew our call to all parties to the conflict to immediately facilitate the resumption of rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian workers and supplies into all of northern Ethiopia in accordance with International Humanitarian Law.

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Ethiopian Government is obstructing Land Transportation of Food Aid and UN medicine flights to Tigray - U.N