Several NGOs and donors have already opposed the move.
The United Nations is considering suspending relief operations, including food aid deliveries, in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, following deadly attacks on humanitarian workers, according to a draft proposal seen by Reuters and verified by two diplomats.
The three-page document, which is marked “internal”, states that the UN is “seriously considering implementing a temporary cessation of relief operations in the region.” A cessation of relief operations would have a dire impact on more than 2.3 million people in Amhara who rely on food aid to survive, two donor nations and an NGO opposed to the suspension told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
Fighting between Ethiopia’s army and Amhara Fano militiamen broke out in July 2023 and has killed hundreds and displaced thousands according to UN estimates.
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