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LONDON — World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says racism is behind the lack of international attention to the plight of civilians in the war-torn Tigray region of Ethiopia. suggested.
Tedros, calling it "the world's worst humanitarian crisis," with six million people without access to basic services, made an emotional appeal as to why the situation has received less attention than the Ukraine conflict.
"Maybe the reason is the color of people's skin," Tedros, who is from Tigray, said at a virtual media briefing on Wednesday.
WHO Director of Emergencies Mike Ryan also questioned whether "black and white lives" in the midst of an emergency were given equal attention.
"Nobody cares what is happening in the Horn of Africa." It seems," Ryan said during a virtual media briefing on Wednesday.
WHO has committed $123.7 million to address the health problems caused by widespread malnutrition in a region of about 200 million people, where millions go hungry. requested. (Reporting by Jennifer Rigby, Editing by Hugh Lawson)
