While in #Ethiopia, I initially planned to travel to Mekelle to assess the humanitarian situation and see @USAID's life-saving programs, but I was unable to go because of the airstrikes.
@USAID In fact, just one day later, an @WFP_UNHAS flight carrying humanitarian personnel to #Mekelle was forced to turn back by airstrikes that put them in grave danger. This is unacceptable. Humanitarian workers must be protected and allowed to reach those in urgent need.
@USAID @WFP_UNHAS I was still able to meet with @USAIDSavesLives partners who are working in Tigray. They described a perfect storm of increasingly vulnerable & food insecure people, destroyed public services, dwindling supplies & no medicine -- people are on the brink.
Despite immense challenges, our partners are still providing humanitarian aid to people affected by conflict in N. Ethiopia. This includes: health, nutrition services, hygiene support, shelter & programs to protect the most vulnerable
Unfortunately, the challenges just seem to get bigger. At the same time that I was in #Ethiopia, there were airstrikes in Tigray and spreading conflict in Amhara & Afar. This escalation will only make an incredibly dire situation even worse for people who are already suffering.
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