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Recommendation 1
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Accepted
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Conflict is a key cause of the current humanitarian crisis in Tigray.
Conclusion
Conflict is a key cause of the current humanitarian crisis in Tigray. Continued fighting is hampering efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance to those in need.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government outlines extensive diplomatic efforts, including meetings with the Ethiopian Prime Minister, visits by special envoys, engagement with allies, and raising the issue at the UN Security Council and G7, to address the conflict, humanitarian access, and human rights.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
We remain concerned by the impact of the continued fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia on the people of Tigray. Since November 2020, they have had to endure egregious human rights violations and abuses, including extra-judicial killings, rape and sexual and gender based violence and displacement on ethnic grounds that has seen tens of thousands flee their homes. The humanitarian situation has become increasingly dire, with the UN assessing that only around 1 million people have received basic food assistance out of up to 5.2 million people in desperate need. Much of the region remains inaccessible to humanitarian agencies due to ongoing insecurity and denial of access by forces on the ground. HMG has been at the forefront of the international response throughout the conflict, engaging directly with the Government of Ethiopia, and that of Eritrea, to press for an end to the conflict, protection of civilians and unfettered humanitarian access. We have also continued to engage core international partners and raise concerns in international fora, most recently through the G7 leaders’ communique of 13 June. All four core recommendations have been considered as part of our response to the conflict, but are all, to a greater or lesser extent, predicated on an end to fighting. This remains our primary ask of the parties to the conflict.
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