FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, file photo, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, center, arrives for the opening session of the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia's prime minister on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 ordered the military to confront the Tigray regional government after he said it attacked a military base overnight, citing months of "provocation and incitement" and declaring that "the last red line has been crossed." (AP Photo, File)
The United Nations has announced a 35.6-million-dollar emergency aid package for civilians caught up in the fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
The United Nations said 25 million dollars will be used to purchase medicines for the sick and injured civilians in Ethiopia, and to buy food and drinking water.
A further 10.6 million dollars will be used to provide shelter, health care and drinking water for the tens of thousands of refugees who have fled to neighboring Sudan.
