Tigray: Famine

(asked on 15th June 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

What steps he is taking in response to the recent assessment of the UK's famine prevention envoy on the situation in Tigray.


Answered by
James Duddridge Portrait
James Duddridge
This question was answered on 16th June 2021

Our Special Envoy found growing risk of famine, primarily due to the conduct of the conflict. Last week, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification assessment estimated that 353,000 people are facing famine like conditions. The situation is extremely grave.

Last Wednesday I urged the international community to join our call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. This call was echoed in the G7 Summit Communique. Yesterday, I announced the UK will reprioritise £16.7m to the crisis in Tigray. This is on top of the existing £27m in 2020-21 already directed to the response, and an additional £4m allocated to support nutrition and vaccinations in Tigray. This brings UK total funding to support response to the crisis to £47.7m.

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