The UN: “Hunger and rape used as weapons of war in Tigray. Hundreds of thousands of people at risk”

“They are starting to starve. There is the risk of a colossal tragedy like that of 1984. The consequences would be devastating ”. The appeal of the UN undersecretary Mark Lowcock for the situation in the region of Northern Ethiopia, Tigray, it is a cry for help and a warning to the international community, which adds to a long list of appeals unfortunately so far unheard.