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U.N.: Tigray Region of Ethiopia Facing World’s Worst Famine in a Decade

HeadlineJun 11, 2021

The United Nations and international aid groups warn that Ethiopians in the war-ravaged Tigray region are facing the world’s worst famine in a decade, with 350,000 people facing catastrophic conditions and millions more suffering from acute food shortages. The United Nations is urging the Ethiopian government to allow more humanitarian aid into Tigray, which the Ethiopian military invaded last year with support from Eritrea.

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