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Calls grow for Ethiopia to declare ceasefire in Tigray to allow aid (The Guardian)

War has disrupted humanitarian deliveries to region where millions of people are facing famine

A man crosses near a destroyed truck on a road leading to the town of Abi Adi, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP
 Africa correspondent
Wed 2 Jun 2021 09.14 EDT

Pressure is mounting on Ethiopia to declare a ceasefire in the northern province of Tigray to allow humanitarian organisations to reach millions of people who face famine.

The war in Tigray has disrupted harvests and led to huge problems for the delivery of aid to communities, particularly in rural areas. More than 2 million people are thought to have been displaced by the conflict.

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