Aljazeera published on 17 May 2021 an article titled "People Face 'Horrific' Situation in Ethiopia's Tigray: WHO Chief,"
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is an Ethiopian from Tigray Region, commented on 16 May that the humanitarian situation in Tigray is "horrific." He said five million residents now need humanitarian aid; acute malnutrition has become widespread.