For 2 years – between November 2020 and November 2022 – northern Ethiopia saw a devastating conflict that brought widespread suffering, hardship, and trauma amongst the civilian population. Unlawful killings and atrocities, horrific sexual- and gender-based violence, and millions forced into displacement and destitution. Tens of thousands sought refuge in neighbouring Sudan – from where...

LONDON — There were “serious breaches” of international law and crimes against humanity were committed during the two-year Tigray War, according to a report released by U.S think tank New Lines Institute. The report said it found “reasonable basis” that all parties in the conflict committed war crimes and “serious” breaches of international law. Ethiopia’s Defence Force and allied...

Violence. Malnutrition. Displacement. As the situation for children and families in and around Ethiopia’s Tigray region deteriorates, UNICEF issues an urgent appeal for support to ramp up relief efforts. Shumuye, 10, lives with his family in Yechella, in central Tigray, an area that has seen intense fighting due to conflict in northern Ethiopia. Their house was burned...

Abstract Background Access to basic health services, notably child health services, is severely hampered by the armed conflict in Tigray, North Ethiopia. Little is known regarding the impacts of the armed conflict during the war in Tigray on access to child health services. The current study investigates the impact of the armed conflict on the...