In order to “avoid genocide” in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, Tedros Adhanum, the director general of the World Health Organization, issued a dire warning on Wednesday.
Adhanum told reporters in Geneva that “banking, fuel, food, power, and health care have been utilised as war weapons,” adding that there is “no other circumstance in the world where 6 million people have been under siege for nearly two years.”
” Adhanum, the former Ethiopian Minister of Health and Foreign Affairs, warned of a health crisis in the region, calling on the international community and the media to “pay this crisis the attention it deserves. ”
He stated: “There is currently a little window to stop genocide.
Adhanum has criticised the Ethiopian government throughout the conflict and has experienced violent responses as a result of his position. Addis Abeba accused him earlier this year of meddling in Ethiopia’s internal affairs and of failing to uphold the standards of professionalism and integrity required of someone in his position.
Since November 2020, the central government in Ethiopia has been involved in violent fighting with the Popular Front for the Liberation of the rebellion, a conflict tore the second largest country in Africa in terms of population, and caused a miserable humanitarian situation in the north of the country, destabilizing the Horn of Africa and led to accusations of atrocities. .
The World Health Organization estimates that 5.
Out of a population of 7 million, Tigray is dependent on humanitarian aid for 2 million people.
In August, the two sides in the conflict resume hostilities. They consented to hold peace negotiations under the direction of the African Union earlier this month. On October 8, these sessions were scheduled to take place in South Africa, however they were postponed indefinitely.
Tigray is undergoing a genocide, according to the director general of the World Health Organization.
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