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Trapped by Fighting in Northern Ethiopia, 19 Humanitarian Personnel Make It Out by Road
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AI SUMMARY
Nineteen humanitarian personnel stranded in Tigray due to escalating conflict have successfully reached Gondar by road following a coordinated evacuation.
- Nineteen humanitarian personnel, including nine UN staff and 10 members of international organizations, were trapped in Tigray following an escalation of fighting on 23 September.
- The group faced a lack of flights, unsafe roads, and unreliable communications before reaching Gondar on 30 September via an overland route.
- Prince Bruce, UNDSS Chief Security Adviser for Ethiopia and Djibouti, traveled to the Tekeze River crossing to oversee the movement.
- UNDSS increased check-ins with personnel in Tigray to twice a day as security conditions deteriorated.
- OCHA, WFP, and Plan International provided vehicles and logistical support for the operation.
- The Ethiopian National Defense Force facilitated the handover of personnel at the Tekeze crossing between Tigray and Amhara.
- The successful evacuation relied on long-standing coordination frameworks, including the Saving Lives Together framework and SSAFE security training delivered to around 1,000 personnel over the past two years.
- Approximately 240 UN personnel and 1,700 personnel from international NGOs and implementing partners remain operating in Tigray amid ongoing conflict risks.
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