After six personal talks, the Security Council broke out in November between government forces backed by neighboring Eritrean troops and TPLF fighters with the former ruling party in Tigray. Ramesh Rajasingham, deputy director of the United Nations Aid, told the council that the humanitarian situation in Tigray has “dramatically deteriorated” in recent weeks, increasing the number of people currently suffering from famine by about 50,000. “It is estimated that more than 400,000 people have exceeded the famine threshold, and an additional 1.8 million are at risk of famine. Rosemary Dicarlo, director of the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding, said Eritrean troops withdrew to the area adjacent to the border and troops from the area adjacent to Amharic remained in the area of ​​western Tigray they seized. She urged the TPLF to “immediately and completely” approve the ceasefire and to have the Eritrean army fully implement the withdrawal.

Source: Ethiopian News July 02, 2021 21:00 UTC