Written question asked by Matthew Offord (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 November 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 November 2022. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Friday, 11 November 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Tigray: Armed Conflict and Famine
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of people who have been killed by (a) military conflict and (b) famine in Tigray in each of the last three years.
- Answer
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Reliable information on casualties as a result of conflict and famine in northern Ethiopia is scarce. It is likely that there have been thousands of battlefield casualties over the course of the conflict. 13 million people require humanitarian assistance as a result of the conflict. As many as 5.4 million people are in need of aid in Tigray.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 77379
- Session
- 2022-23
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Death Armed conflict Famine Tigray
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2022-11-11 11:10:57 +0000
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