Aid workers and a relief convoy have entered Ethiopia's Tigray region, marking the first such delivery since fighting resumed, according to Xinhua. The United Nations reported the arrival, Xinhua said.
The development follows warnings about conditions inside the region. The Reporter Ethiopia reported that the UN cautioned aid operations in Tigray could be disrupted after humanitarian storage sites were looted.
Separately, the Addis Standard reported that rights organizations are pressing the UN Human Rights Council to hold a special session, citing fears that the renewed fighting could lead to atrocities. The OCHA, the UN's humanitarian coordination office, also listed Ethiopia among the countries in its daily news roundup, Xinhua's summary shows.
The convoy's arrival offers a first, limited opening for relief supplies after a period in which access to Tigray was cut off by the return of hostilities. Whether the delivery can be repeated at scale remains unclear, given the reported looting of aid depots and the calls for international scrutiny of the conflict.
What to watch next: whether additional convoys follow and whether the UN Human Rights Council acts on the request for a special session.
