Months of fighting left the region devastated and will make it harder to get aid to those in need. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the U.S. called for the open Security Council meeting because, as U.N. officials have warned, "tragedies of historic proportions" are taking place in Tigray. The fighting broke out in November 2020 when Ethiopian government troops moved against forces in the Tigray region. DiCarlo said Eritrean forces have withdrawn to areas near the border, but that Amhara regional forces from Ethiopia remain in western Tigray. The World Food Program said that a key bridge across the Tekeze River — essential for the delivery of humanitarian aid — was destroyed and humanitarian aid blocked.

Source: Ethiopian News July 03, 2021 00:33 UTC