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December 2, 2020

U.N. Reaches Deal for Humanitarian Access to Tigray as Food Runs Out for Refugees
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The United Nations says it has reached a deal with Ethiopia's government
to allow humanitarian access to the northern Tigray region and start
providing aid to some 6 million people caught in the crossfire of the
deadly conflict. On Tuesday, the U.N. warned food has run out for tens
of thousands of Eritrean refugees in Tigray camps. Ethiopian Prime
Minister Abiy Ahmed launched military action against regional forces one
month ago, setting off a bloody conflict and adding to the already
alarming number of displaced people and refugees in the country and
neighboring nations. Ethiopia declared victory over the weekend after
announcing it took control of the capital of Tigray, but the Tigray
People's Liberation Front says they are continuing to fight.


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