A 54-truck humanitarian convoy with food and fuel, medical supplies and other vital relief items arrived in Mekelle, the regional capital, a week ago, the humanitarians said.
It’s the first to reach the region in more than two weeks. However, the supplies are far from adequate to sustain humanitarian assistance, as many more trucks should be arriving daily to meet the needs, the office said. The UN Humanitarian Air Service managed by the World Food Programme, flew a test flight into Tigray on Saturday and planned a regular schedule beginning on Wednesday, OCHA said. With humanitarian agencies’ reallocation of funds and new funding received, more than 430 million U.S. dollars is required for the humanitarian response in Tigray until the end of this year, OCHA said. –XINHUADespite easing of restrictions, relief efforts in Ethiopia’s Tigray challenged: UN
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