Almost 2.3 million people, or nearly half of the population, in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region need aid as fighting continues to rage in several parts of the region, a UN report said. The report, the most comprehensive public assessment of the humanitarian situation in Tigray since conflict erupted there on November 4, was posted online late on Thursday. Notably, Ethiopia's own estimates of people in need of aid are even higher than UN figures. The findings in the humanitarian report stem from two missions conducted at the end of December by UN and government agencies. They said the humanitarian situation was dire and two out of four refugee camps in Tigray remained inaccessible.

Source: Ethiopian News January 09, 2021 09:22 UTC