UNITED NATIONS — Top U.N. officials warned the Security Council on Friday that more than 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray were now in famine and that there was a risk of more clashes in the region despite a unilateral ceasefire by the federal government. ADVERTISEMENTActing U.N. aid chief Ramesh Rajasingham told the council that the humanitarian situation in Tigray had “worsened dramatically” in recent weeks with an increase of some 50,000 in the number of people now suffering famine. “More than 400,000 people are estimated to have crossed the threshold into famine and another 1.8 million people are on the brink of famine. ADVERTISEMENTWhile Russia and China did not object to Friday’s public meeting of the Security Council on Tigray, they made clear that they believed the conflict is an internal affair for Ethiopia. Ambassador said: “We believe that interference by the Security Council in solving it is counterproductive.”Russia and China are both council veto-powers, along with the United States, France, and Britain.

Source: Ethiopian News July 02, 2021 22:07 UTC