“The few humanitarian organisations that have managed to reach conflict-affected areas in the Tigray region are reporting a dire situation in which millions are at risk of hunger, severe child malnutrition and a looming famine, in the midst of a new desert locust infestation,” wrote Sauca to the prime minister. “They are also indicating large displacement of populations, especially in the rural areas, as well as reports of sexual violence and abuses of women and girls.”