Members of the Ethiopian army destroyed equipment of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the province of Tigray yesterday, the UN agency reported, which also condemned the attack.
“Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces entered our office in Meckele, Ethiopia, today (Monday) and dismantled our VSAT satellite equipment,” UNICEF said in a statement.
“UNICEF’s priority in Tigray and throughout Ethiopia is to provide assistance to the most vulnerable children, including 140,000 children who are already facing famine-like conditions. “We are not, and should never be, the target of military operations,” he said.
According to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, “the United States condemns” any attack on humanitarian workers or damage to their equipment ” assistance provided by the United Nations “.
On June 11, UNICEF warned that tens of thousands of children already suffering from malnutrition were at risk of starvation in Ethiopia’s war-torn northern province. Addis Ababa denies that the situation is so catastrophic.
