Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has told the country’s parliament that he intends to “implement honestly” the ceasefire agreement signed between the federal government and Tigrayan leaders.
Mr. Abiy added that now was not the time to address the issue of western Tigray which was occupied by forces from the neighbouring Amhara region at the beginning of the war in 2020.
The truce was signed on 2 November following talks brokered by the African Union (AU).
Despite the agreement, humanitarian supplies had not reached Tigray until today, leading to the World Health Organization’s chief, Tedros Adhanom, calling for aid to be promptly delivered.
Mr. Ghebreyesus added that many people had been dying from treatable diseases and starvation.
A leading aid agency, the International Committee of the Red Cross, today tweeted that their first convoy had reached Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, with urgent medical supplies.
Saving lives before anything else!
Our first convoy of aid supplies has arrived in Mekelle. Two trucks delivered medicines, emergency and first aid kits to support health facilities in #Tigray to treat patients with conditions that need urgent care.
More aid in the days ahead. pic.twitter.com/67zWpoX9Ed
— ICRC Ethiopia (@ICRCEthiopia) November 15, 2022
