Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 41
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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. 94 Q29 [James Duddridge] 95 HL12399, 4 February 2021 96 HL12328, 3 February 2021 97 Letter from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary dated 12 April 2021 98 United Nations Security Council, Security Council Press Statement on Ethiopia, SC/14501, 22 April 2021 99 Oral evidence taken on 22 April 2021, HC (2019–21) 1141, Q159 The humanitarian situation in Tigray 19 Basic needs
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
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.