Famine is imminent in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region: UN

In late May, the UN humanitarian chief painted a grim picture of Tigray since the war began, with an estimated 2 million people displaced, civilians killed and injured.

The UN humanitarian chief warned June 4 that famine is imminent in and the country’s north and there is a risk that hundreds of thousands of people or more will die. Mark Lowcock said the economy has been destroyed along with businesses, crops and farms and there are no banking or telecommunications services. “We are hearing of already,” he said in a statement.