Three council diplomats said Ireland, which drafted the statement, decided not to push for approval after objections from the three countries. The press statement would have been the first by the UN’s most powerful body on the Tigray crisis, which is entering its fourth month. India only wanted a minor change, and Russia reportedly supported its ally China at the last minute, the diplomats said. Image: A medical clinic that was looted and vandalized in Zana, is seen in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The United Nations in its latest humanitarian report on the situation in Tigray says the “humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate” as fighting intensifies across the northern region.

Source: Egypt Independent March 06, 2021 06:45 UTC