Africa Business Radio

The UN has warned that it will have to suspend operations by its aid agencies if no supplies are allowed into Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray soon. No humanitarian aid has reached the region since mid-December and a spokesperson for the UN chief says the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman for the UN's secretary-general says several UN and non-governmental organisations will be forced to cease operations if humanitarian supplies, fuel and cash are not delivered to Tigray very soon. He says aid agencies were short of cash to buy local supplies and pay local staff and were also running out of fuel to transport aid and staff.