WHO-AUDIO_Emergencies_Press_Conference_02NOV2022 final

However, the humanitarian situation in Tigray remains catastrophic. As I have said before, the siege of 6 million people by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.Since the beginning of the siege, food, medicine and other basic services have been weaponised.It has now been more than two months since the last humanitarian aid reached Tigray.But even before that, the aid reaching Tigray was a trickle – nowhere near enough to meet the needs.Large numbers of displaced people are now arriving in, or moving towards, the regional capital Mekelle.Most UN agencies and NGOs have now left towns in the region’s northeast because of security concerns.Some health partners have shut down because they cannot access the funds, fuel and other supplies they need to serve the community.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support.