Geopolitics
The UN chief on Friday welcomed the declaration of an indefinite humanitarian truce on the part of the Ethiopian Government, and the commitment by forces in the Tigray region to comply with the immediate ceasefire, amid deep concern for the five million people who need emergency aid there. more
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ at reported air strikes on Tigray capital

New York: The United Nations has received alarming reports of aerial attacks in the residential areas of Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, on Monday morning local time.  

Ethiopia: ‘Heartbreaking’ devastation in Tigray, says UN humanitarian chief

New York: The new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator ended a six-day mission to Ethiopia with a fresh push to get badly needed food and other supplies into the embattled Tigray region.  ...

Tigray: As famine looms, first WFP humanitarian flight arrives

New York: Lifesaving assistance arrived for the beleaguered Tigray region of Ethiopia on Thursday as the first UN World Food Programme (WFP) plane carrying humanitarian workers touched do ...

UN appeals for faster passage for aid convoys to Ethiopia’s Tigray

New York: UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after the first aid trucks in days to reach the local capital, Mekelle, ...

400,000 in Tigray cross 'threshold into famine', with nearly 2 million on the brink, Security Council told

New York: Senior UN officials appealed on Friday for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray – and for an end to deadly attacks on aid workers - as the Security Cou ...

‘Free, unfettered access’ needed to assist millions in war-torn Tigray

New York: The World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed operations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after fighting halted the emergency response last week, although the agency warned on Fr ...

‘No end’ to conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, warns UNICEF

New York: Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, nearly six months since conflict erupted, the UN Children’s ...

Urgent steps needed to alleviate suffering in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: Guterres

Srinagar: The United Nations Secretary-General, on Tuesday, voiced grave concerns over the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and underscored the need for urgent efforts to protect ...

UN working at ‘full speed’ to prepare for humanitarian mission to Ethiopia’s Tigray

New York: The UN’s humanitarian coordination office, said on Friday that it was doing its utmost to secure aid access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after a deal was struck to r ...