![]() The two EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flights operated to Mekelle are the first humanitarian cargo deliveries by air to have arrived in Tigray since the start of the conflict. Shortage of supplies, fuel, cash and telecommunication are constraining and threatening the continuation of humanitarian organisations' operations. Compared to the immense needs on the ground, very few trucks have been able to enter into Tigray with urgently-needed humanitarian supplies since mid-July. ![]() More than 5 million people, amounting to 90% of the population are in needs of humanitarian assistance. The humanitarian situation in Tigray is dire. With this new funding, since the beginning of the crisis in Tigray in November 2020, the EU has channelled some €70 million to humanitarian agencies helping the people affected by the conflict in northern Ethiopia, including Ethiopian refugees in Sudan. The EU is also mobilising new humanitarian funding of €30 million to address the most acute needs of people affected by the crisis. Although the delivery of the cargo is a welcome step in easing the suffering of civilians, it remains minimal in relation to the enormous humanitarian needs on the ground, with the situation continuously deteriorating. It will allow UNICEF to provide nutrition to around 400 malnourished children for 6 to 8 weeks, and covering the basic medical needs for a population of 280.000 people for 3 months. The cargo carried on board this second Humanitarian Air Bridge includes nutrition supplies and humanitarian material for hospitals. We call for the protection of civilians and the respect of International Humanitarian Law.” Neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara are also suffering. ![]() I urge the Government of Ethiopia to facilitate access, by air and by road, into Tigray and allow humanitarian organisations to work in an independent, impartial and neutral manner, without interference or intimidation. ![]() However, the aid delivered today covers only a very small part of the needs on the ground: humanitarian aid must be allowed to safely reach all areas where people need immediate life-saving assistance. In another Team Europe effort, we have activated the Humanitarian Air Bridge with France and Italy to bring relief to civilians in Tigray. This is in addition to the 4.4 tons of ready-to-use therapeutic food for severely malnourished children, already delivered to UNICEF i as part of the EU's Humanitarian Air Bridge on 11 September 2021.Ĭommissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič i, said: “Urgent supplies are needed in Tigray on a large scale to avert a large-scale famine. The second flight of the EU i Humanitarian Air Bridge to Tigray, co-organised by the EU, France and Italy, landed in Mekelle airport on 6 October 2021 delivering an additional 10.6 tons of life-saving cargo for the people affected by the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia. ![]()
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