US EditionResearchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia's Tigray region since the cease-fire there
- A recent study conducted in Ethiopia's Tigray region revealed that hunger has become the primary cause of death, accounting for over 68% of cases examined by researchers. The study, based on data collected from a household census and camps for internally displaced people, verifies 1,329 hunger-related deaths since the cease-fire.
- The suspension of food aid by the United States and United Nations, following the discovery of a large scale theft of humanitarian grain in Tigray, has contributed to the worsening hunger crisis. The number of deaths from all causes in the region sharply increased after the aid suspension, nearly doubling from March to July.
- With millions of people in Tigray relying on humanitarian aid, the situation is dire. The theft of grain and the subsequent lack of access to food aid has exacerbated an already desperate situation, highlighting the urgent need for international assistance.
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1,000 hunger deaths recorded in Ethiopia’s Tigray region following November cease-fire
Researchers say they have verified 1,329 deaths from hunger in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region since a cease-fire ended a two-year conflict there in November. A study by local health authorities and Mekele University in the regional capital found that hunger is now the main cause of death in Tigray, accounting for more than 68% of deaths investigated by the researchers. The study is based on a household census conducted by health workers from …
Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger related deaths in Ethiopia's Tigray region since the cease-fire
Hunger plagued Tigray throughout the conflict between Ethiopian and allied forces and Tigray fighters. For much of it, the federal government cut the region's services and restricted aid access, prompting U.N. experts to accuse it of using hunger as a weapon
Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia’s Tigray region since the cease-fire there
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Researchers say they have verified 1,329 deaths from hunger in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region since a cease-fire ended a two-year conflict there in November. A study by local health authorities and Mekele University in the regional capital found that hunger is now the main cause of death in Tigray, accounting for…
Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia's Tigray region since the cease-fire there
Researchers say they have verified 1,329 deaths from hunger in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region since a cease-fire ended a two-year conflict there in November
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