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Mothers and their children receive treatment for severe malnutrition in Oromia region. Communities in eastern and southern Ethiopia continue to suffer from the drought. August 2022. OCHA/Manuel Morini

Ethiopia

Aid continues to be sent into the Tigray region.

Since mid-November of last year, following the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, some 3,000 trucks carrying more than 105,000 metric tons of food, as well as health, shelter, water and other supplies, have been brought into the region through four road corridors.

The UN Humanitarian Air Service and Ethiopian Airlines are now conducting regular flights to Tigray.

Since mid-November, food has been distributed to more than 3 million people. However, some areas remain hard to reach, including some border areas in the north and some areas off of the main roads.

Humanitarian needs also remain extremely high in parts of Afar and Amhara impacted by the conflict. The distribution of food and other assistance continues, although gaps remain including in areas where people are returning to their homes.

Meanwhile, in eastern and southern Ethiopia, communities continue to suffer from the devastating drought affecting the Horn of Africa.