UN breaks silence on Ethiopia crisis, urges investigation into reported Tigray atrocities
The United Nations Security Council has voiced “deep concern” over a humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region for the first time since conflict erupted there five months ago, calling for reported atrocities to be investigated.
In a statement Thursday, the body urged investigations into “human rights violations and abuses, including reports of sexual violence against women and girls in the Tigray region.” CNN has previously investigated horrific, widespread reports of rape by Ethiopian and Eritrean troops in the region.
The Security Council also called for a “scaled up humanitarian response and unfettered humanitarian access,” noting that ongoing insecurity in the region hindered current humanitarian operations.
L Erythrée reconnaît la présence de ses troupes au Tigré, mais rejette les accusations d exactions contre les populations civiles
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Eritrea Acknowledges Presence in Ethiopian Human Rights Crisis
Country announces intention to withdraw Eritrean refugees / Getty Images Graham Piro • April 19, 2021 2:30 pm
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Eritrea acknowledged its troop presence in Ethiopia and announced its intention to withdraw from the country after months of denying it was involved in the human rights crisis.
The African country told the United Nations Security Council in a letter Friday that it is withdrawing its troops from the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, the site of an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Eritrea s admission marks the first time the country has officially said it is involved in the human rights crisis, responding to months of international and humanitarian pressure to admit to its presence in Ethiopia. Human rights organizations have accused Eritrean troops of committing atrocities against Tigrayan refugees in coordination with Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed s government. The United Nations and the U
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Eritrea has admitted its troops are involved in the war in Ethiopia s northern Tigray region but vowed to pull them out amid mounting international pressure.
The country s first acknowledgement of its role in the fighting came in a letter from its UN ambassador to the Security Council, which was posted online by the Eritrea s information minister on Friday night.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops into Tigray in November to disarm and detain leaders of the region s once dominant political party, the Tigray People s Liberation Front (TPLF).
The Ethiopian and Eritrean governments initially denied Eritrean troops were involved, contradicting testimony from residents, rights groups, aid workers, diplomats and even some Ethiopian civilian and military officials.
UN warns sexual violence being used as weapon of war in Ethiopia s Tigray region
Issued on: Thousands have died in fighting in Ethiopia s northern Tigray region. EDUARDO SOTERAS AFP/File 4 min The United Nations aid chief has told the Security Council that sexual violence is being used as a weapon of war in Ethiopia s Tigray. The US ambassador to the UN said Washington was horrified by the reports of rape and other unspeakably cruel sexual violence in the region, adding that Eritrean forces must be removed from Ethiopia immediately . Advertising Read more
Mark Lowcock, the UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, told the Security Council that there was no evidence of a promised withdrawal of Eritrean troops from the region. He said people were dying of hunger in the northern Tigray area, where the humanitarian situation has deteriorated and sexual violence is still being used as a w
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