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The representative for the Ethiopian government reads out a joint statement agree upon by both sides of the Ethiopian conflict. "The government of Ethiopia will further enhance its collaboration with humanitarian agencies to continue expediting aid" he says, as part of a successful peace process facilitated by the African Union in Pretoria SOUNDBITE
The head of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society says that 80 percent of the country's conflict-hit Tigray region is cut off from humanitarian assistance, warning that tens of thousands could starve to death. SOUNDBITE
Eyewitnesses who have fled Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, is under fierce bombardment. CNN reports a communications blackout in the region has made reporting on claims from both sides difficult. About half a million residents live in Mekelle. UNICEF says roughly half of them are children. More than 43,000 Ethiopian refugees have crossed into neighboring Sudan since fighting began on November 4th. The number of people internally displaced inside Tigray is growing daily. According to the UNHCR, the pre-existing refugee camps in the region only have food supplies to last three days.
As heavy fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region continues, Yerevan residents collect and send food and supplies to the separatist region. IMAGES
Hundreds of Gazans rush towards aid trucks carrying flour and canned food in Gaza City. Ten trucks have crossed into the Gaza Strip transporting aid from several countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt as well as the World Food Programme. But as fighting enters its fourth month, the World Health Organization has warned that its ability to provide aid and support hospitals was "shrinking". IMAGES
Trucks of food arrives at a UNRWA school in Rafah, South of the Gaza Strip and is distributed to displaced people crammed in the building. IMAGES
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