24 November 2020 1 Min Read
UN alarmed at military build-up around Tigray capital
Ethiopia's Redwan Hussein, spokesperson for the newly established State of Emergency task force and State Minister for the Foreign Affairs, speaks during a news conference regarding the fighting between Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and the Tigray Regional Special Forces, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 23, 2020.
Image: REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
Image: REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
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The United Nations human rights office voiced alarm on Tuesday at reports of a heavy build-up of tanks and artillery around the Tigrayan regional capital of Mekelle after the Ethiopian government's ultimatum to surrender before a threatened attack.
Some 40,000 Ethiopian refugees have fled to eastern Sudan the since crisis began on November 4, including more than 5,000 fleeing fighting in Tigray at the weekend, the UN refugee agency said.
There may be 'severe, massive' internal displacement in Tigray, amid a communications blackout, a UN aid spokesman told a Geneva briefing.
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