Guterres calls for restraint as fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over escalating fighting in northern Ethiopia, urging all parties to exercise restraint, de-escalate tensions, and protect civilians. The conflict threatens humanitarian conditions and access for aid in the region, with airlines suspending flights to affected cities.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that he was gravely concerned by the rapidly deteriorating situation in northern Ethiopia, a day after the federal government and the TPLF accused each other of launching offensives, in what appears to be a return to full-scale conflict. The Secretary-General called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint, immediately de-escalate tensions, protect civilians, ensure safe and unhindered access for humanitarian partners to reach those in need, and avoid actions that could lead to a broader and more devastating conflict. Ethiopian Airlines said that flights to Mekelle and the cities of Shire and… The post Guterres calls for restraint as fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia appeared first on Ethiopia Observer.