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Ethiopia: UN warns 90% of people in Tigray need food aid (DW)
Ethiopia: UN warns 90% of people in Tigray need food aid
The UN’s World Food Program has sounded the alarm over the high number of people it says require emergency food assistance in the conflict-hit region of northern Ethiopia after seven months of fighting.
The UN and human rights groups have warned seven months of fighting has hampered food security in Tigray with a real risk of famine
More than 90% of people in Ethiopia’s war-torn region of Tigray need emergency food aid, the United Nations warned on Tuesday.
The UN World Food Program (WFP) sounded the alarm as officials appealed for $203 million (€166 million) to tackle the problem of hunger there.