CAMEROON – U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock demanded Thursday that Eritrean forces fighting alongside Ethiopian government troops in embattled Tigray province leave the country, a demand echoed by U.N.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to his spokesman. Lowcock warned that “a campaign of destruction” is taking place in Tigray, saying at least 4.5 million people need assistance.
His remarks to a closed meeting of the U.N. Security Council, obtained by The Associated Press, for the first time singled out Eritrean forces as fighting on the side of the government and warned of possible famine “if food does not get through and there is no agricultural revival.” When asked if the secretary-general supported Lowcock’s demand for