Thread by @BurbridgeDuke

1/#UNSCActNow (🧵)
Yohannes is absolutely right. #UNSC Res. 2417 (2018) very clearly applies to the current #TigrayFamine.

If all of the meetings and statements are necessary, we cannot let Tigrayans starve to death while elites get their act together.

unscr.com/en/resolutions…

https://twitter.com/johniabraha/status/1445584361819041795

2/It is understandable that the UN needs time to build consensus, debate, or investigate. But they waited too long to start.

Now #TigrayCantWait, unless a humanitarian pipeline is secured. Drastic, temporary measures must be taken if diplomacy needs time to work.

3/The 5.2M+ who are impacted by the #TigrayFamine and need aid have hard deadlines for:
🗓️When they starve to death
🗓️When their children develop lifelong health issues
🗓️When they lose the milk to nurse their babies

Sustained access to food is the only way to buy time.

4/The UN, US, EU, UK, and others have all acknowledged that the food, fuel, and meds provided to Ethiopia are being withheld from ethnic Tigrayans during a famine. Sanctions have been threatened, condemnation expressed, etc.

The Eth Govt is not having it. voanews.com/a/un-aid-offic…

5/Blocking food to an ethnic group during a famine created by a scorched earth military offensive is a clear example of genocidal intent and action according to the Geneva Convention.

This is ethnic genocide.

#TigrayFamine = #TigrayGenocide

un.org/en/genocidepre…

6/The Ethiopian govt has flatly refused every diplomatic overture to #StopTigrayGenocide. In fact, they have regarded international calls for humanitarian access to Tigray as an attack on their national sovereignty.

https://twitter.com/AbiyAhmedAli/status/1438869469464567808?s=20

7/The world waits for PM Abiy to blink, but he won't.

Every day that Abiy is allowed to starve Tigrayans, while people argue on twitter and the UN and others make critical statements; his resolve gets stronger and thousands of Tigrayan children get one step closer to death.

8/The inaction of the UN to #StopTigrayGenocide happening in clear view sets a dangerous precedent.

The #UNSC must act not only to save innocent civilians dying in Tigray, but also to save itself.

A UN that can't stop ethnic genocide is irrelevant.

9/Please stay informed about the Tigray crisis by following credible observers like @tvbempt, @emnet_negash, and @LaurenBinDC.

Learn how you can help by following advocates and groups like @Tseday, @tigistAA, @EdenBFKN, @TghatMedia, @OmnaTigray and @TigraiHub; to name only a few

10/Sorry this list could go on for days, here are some more accounts to follow for updates on Tigray:
@Yohannes_v
@NatyYifru
@TeklehaymanotG
@RomanMDebotch
@Galaxy2Galaxy5
@AdeyWith
@makeinjera
@Meron_Geb
@selamina_a
@betania_jackson
@amir_mohad
@helenabay00
@RAbdiAnalyst