On Thursday, the United Nations said that it had sent $35.6 million in humanitarian aid to help those affected by the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
In a statement, the UN said the conflict has prompted 50,000 people to flee from Tigray region to neighboring Sudan, adding that there are tens of thousands who have been internally displaced since fighting broke out last month.
It added that some of the money would go to aiding refugees in Sudan, while the rest would reach those in need in Tigray itself.
Telecommunications had been suspended and access to the area limited since the conflict broke out, making it nearly impossible to confirm death tolls in the region.
The U.N. has been urging Ethiopia’s central government to allow humanitarian access to the region for more than a month.
On November 4, Ethiopia’s federal government launched what it called a “law enforcement operation” against “rogue” leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the region’s ruling party, after TPLF fighters attacked a federal military base. TPLF leaders called the federal government’s response a war against the people of Tigray.
The conflict erupted weeks after Tigray held regional elections in defiance of the federal government.
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