UN allocates $35mn in support of rehabilitation works in Tigray

Addis Ababa, December 18, 2020 (FBC) – United Nations (UN) has announced an allocation of 35 Million US Dollars for water, sanitation and medical supplies, and other humanitarian activities in Tigray Region.

Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as saying at a press briefing on Thursday that the emergency funds for Tigray in Ethiopia will help health facilities procure medicine, gloves and other supplies to care for the sick and injured.

The funds will also go toward providing support in nutrition, as well as drinking water and shelter supplies, he added.