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The United Nations has that people in Ethiopia's Tigray region on the brink of a famine. Tigray is the northernmost state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Tigrayan, Irob and Kunama peoples. In addition to the possibility of starvation, people in Tigray have had to the hardships that come with involved in a military conflict. In November 2020, fighting out between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Ethiopia's army. The TPLF wants to Ethiopia's government. Neighbouring Eritrea has in on the side of Ethiopia. This has into the Tigray War, causing instability in the region and suffering for the people.

The U.N. warned that: "Several areas in Tigray on the brink of famine. The situation will only keep worse unless needed funding is increased and humanitarian access is ." It added: "People need to wake up. There is now the risk of a loss of life running into the hundreds of thousands or worse. Businesses have been , the economy has been destroyed, crops have destroyed, and farms have been destroyed." A farmer in Tigray the BBC: "We are small remains of crops that we have to hide, but now we don't have anything. Nobody has us any aid. Almost everyone is on the verge of death....Death is on our door."