UN announces $35.6 mn aid for civilians from Ethiopia’s Tigray
The United Nations announced Thursday a $35.6 million emergency aid package for civilians caught up in fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
Violence broke out in Tigray in early November when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched military operations targeting Tigray’s ruling party.
In Ethiopia itself, $25 million will go toward the purchase of medicine and medical gear to help sick or wounded civilians, and to buy food and provide drinking water, the UN said.