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Recommendation 8
8
Accepted
Paragraph: 41
Without adequate access, any humanitarian response to the crisis in Tigray will be severely constrained.
Recommendation
Without adequate access, any humanitarian response to the crisis in Tigray will be severely constrained. We recommend that the UK Government work with the Ethiopian Government and the relevant regional authorities to ensure humanitarian agencies have unimpeded access to communities in need in Tigray and neighbouring regions. These efforts should be undertaken in concert with diplomatic efforts to end the fighting and find a peaceful, inclusive political solution to the crisis.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepts the recommendation, stating it will use all necessary political levers, support Security Council initiatives, and consider further bilateral and multilateral opportunities to improve humanitarian access and reduce conflict intensity in Tigray.
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41
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
Ensuring access and safety for humanitarian actors remains a key priority of the FCDO response. This issue has been raised bilaterally by FCDO officials, and the Foreign Secretary, on multiple occasions, with the Ethiopian authorities. We continue to work closely with likeminded partners to improve access alongside efforts to reduce levels of conflict and find a political solution to the crisis.
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