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Robert Mardini of Red Cross said the organisation s staff in Tigray were hearing first-hand of extreme sexual violence.
Mardini said the reports were extremely horrific and shocking
He said the organisation s top priority was to prevent these incidents from happening again.
The Red Cross voiced alarm Thursday over horrific accounts of sexual violence in Ethiopia s conflict-hit Tigray region, amid fears that rape was being used as a weapon of war.
Robert Mardini, director-general of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross, said the organisation s staff in hospitals and clinics in the region were hearing first-hand of extreme sexual violence.
Tigray Crisis: Population Movement Complex Emergency - FW Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA), n° MDRTIGRAY
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This Emergency Appeal reflects the Federation-wide funding requirement of 27 million Swiss Francs, which comprises all Federation-wide support and funding to be channelled to the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Dji-bouti Red Crescent Society, and Sudanese Red Crescent Society to deliver humanitarian assistance to and support early recovery of some 660,000 people (displaced and host communities) in Ethiopia (355,000 people), Sudan (300,000 people), and in Djibouti (5,000 people) affected by multiple disasters and compounding humanitarian vulnerabilities intensified by the Tigray crisis for a period of 18 months. The opera-tion will focus on the following areas: Shelter and Essential Household Items (EHI), Livelihood & Basic Needs, Health & Psychosocial Support (PSS), Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Protection, Gender & Inclusion (PGI), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), and
ICRC/ Alyona Synenko In late March, Dominik Stillhart, Director of Operations for the ICRC, visited Tigray region of Ethiopia. “Needs are overwhelming, and more people are still arriving in urban centers with nothing but their clothes. Together with the Ethiopian Red Cross, we are working tirelessly to deliver more aid including into rural areas,” Mr. Stillhart said. ICRC/ Alyona Synenko The fighting disrupted the harvest season and people lost their stores and livelihoods when they fled their homes. Among the displaced people, food is one of the main worries. To make the most efficient use of the available supplies people living in the sites for the displaced often cook together.
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There is not enough visibility on the humanitarian needs in many rural areas and reaching them in a safe manner is one of the main challenges and priorities. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) estimates that the food supplies in rural areas of Tigray are dangerously low, as many people lost both stores and livelihoods when they fled their homes. Lack of access