US Government Statement on Outbreak of Conflict in Ethiopia

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement on 24 August 2022 titled "Five Months of a Humanitarian Truce in Ethiopia."  He called on all parties to end hostilities and return to the peace process.  He added that the United States remains committed to the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Acute Malnutrition in Tigray Region

 The April 2022 edition of The Lancet published a comment titled "Saving Children from Man-made Acute Malnutrition in Tigray, Ethiopia: A Call to Action" by Afework Mulugeta and Mulugeta Gebregziabher.  

The article states that thousands of civilians are facing man-made starvation and millions more acute food insecurity.  The sharp increase in the prevalence of acute malnutrition and household food insecurity is a direct consequence of the humanitarian aid blockade and the destruction of food sources stemming from the civil war.