Adele Khodr, Unicef’s representative in Ethiopia, said there was an urgent need for aid supplies to reach parts of Tigray that had not been accessible for months.
“We know that we have 33,000 children at high risk of morbidity and mortality, of being very severely sick and eventually dying. We need to reach those children as fast as possible,” she said. A lack of phone or internet, however, would hamper any aid effort.
“If we do not have telecommunication equipment, we cannot send people into the field and ensure their safety. It’s very simple,” she said.
Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, deployed federal troops in Tigray last November after attacks by Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces on army bases. Since then, the northern province has been locked in a deadly conflict, which has killed thousands and displaced more than two million people. The UN has said an estimated 350,000 people are now on the verge of famine.
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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on obstruction of UNICEF humanitarian action in Mekele, Ethiopia
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NEW YORK, 28 June 2021 “Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces entered our office in Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia today and dismantled our VSAT equipment.
“This act violates UN privileges and immunities and the rules of International Humanitarian Law regarding respect for humanitarian relief objects. I condemn this action in the strongest terms.
“UNICEF’s priority in Tigray, and across Ethiopia, is to help the most vulnerable children, including the 140,000 children already facing famine-like conditions. We are not, and should never be, a target.
“I ask all parties to the conflict in Tigray to abide by the rules of war and to respect and protect humanitarian agencies. Parties to conflict must not search, confiscate or interfere with humanitarian relief operations, must allow access to the populations in need, and must protect children at