In 2020, conflict broke out in the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), sparking ongoing violence and instability.
According to the United Nations (UN), some 2.3 million children have been cut off from desperately needed aid and humanitarian assistance. Since the start of the conflict, the Ethiopian federal government has strictly controlled access to the Tigray region, and has not yet secured adequate humanitarian access. This necessary aid includes "food, including ready-to-use therapeutic food for the treatment of child malnutrition, medicines, water, fuel, and other essentials that are running low" said UNICEF.
There have been reports of sexual and gender-based violence, extrajudicial killings. More than 136 cases of rape have also been reported in hospitals, with indications that there are many more such unreported cases. (Information resourced from Wikipedia).
Here are some resources from organizations that are on the front lines helping with this humanitarian crisis-
Donate essential supplies through the UNHCR here.
Donate essential aid through the International Rescue Committee here.
Donate to Save The Children to help provide education, health and food security here.
Provide health care, trauma care, disaster aid and child care through Global Giving here.