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Recommendation 19
19
Acknowledged
OCHA’s 8 March situation update reported the looting of humanitarian supplies and the destruction and...
Conclusion
OCHA’s 8 March situation update reported the looting of humanitarian supplies and the destruction and vandalisation of humanitarian infrastructure.48 James Duddridge MP, Minister for Africa, told us that five Ethiopians working for international organisations that received UK funding were killed “while putting their lives at risk trying to help others”.49
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The government acknowledges the humanitarian context by outlining its ongoing diplomatic efforts, including high-level meetings and engagement with international bodies, to urge an end to violence, secure humanitarian access, and address human rights abuses.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
Much of the region remains inaccessible to humanitarian agencies due to ongoing insecurity and denial of access by forces on the ground. UK Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs, Nick Dyer, visited Ethiopia from 19–25 May, where he travelled to Tigray and engaged the Government of Ethiopia. He saw a hospital that had been bombed and government offices and stores of education and medical equipment that had been ransacked. Weapons bearers also continue to routinely deny access to humanitarian agencies and loot humanitarian aid that has been delivered.
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