The United Nations has rebuffed Ethiopia's decision to expel seven senior UN officials as the country's war-torn northern Tigray region descends into famine, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
Ethiopia declared the officials, who are responsible for coordinating critical humanitarian assistance,"persona non grata" on Thursday, just days after the UN's aid chief warned that hundreds of thousands of people were starving due to the government's blockade of aid deliveries.
has frequently detailed government actions that have obstructed humanitarian aid delivery in Tigray, and chief Martin Griffiths has toughened his stance on Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government.People wait to receive food aid from a local NGO in Tigray's capital Mekele in June.In an interview with Reuters on Tuesday, Griffiths delivered one of the sharpest criticisms yet of the Ethiopian government's hand in one of the world's worst hunger crises in a decade."This is man-made, this can be remedied by the act of government," he said.
said there was a"de facto humanitarian aid blockade" into Tigray, where at least 400,000 people are facing famine conditions, according to the agency's latest figures.Since July, only 606 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies have managed to enter Tigray -- a small fraction of what is needed to bring humanitarian assistance to 5.2 million people, according to
.The UN estimates 100 trucks a day are needed in order to meet the demand. Medical supplies continue to be denied entry into the region by the Ethiopian government, according to the UN.Ethiopia is at war with itself. Here's what you need to know about the conflictThe UN has cited"logistical and bureaucratic impediments including long delays for clearance of humanitarian supplies," severe fuel shortages, and reported harassment of drivers as reasons for restricted passage.
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