19th December - Starvation in #Tigray: Officials blame fall in food aid for deaths Local officials blame a fall in the distribution of food aid and a prolonged drought for the deaths of over 600 people in the last few weeks in Tigray region. The United Nations says 1.2 million children suffer from acute malnutrition in the country. Al Jazeera English 🔗https://youtu.be/tdLk0-DkI7Y?si=huEjzR4NiP1jCDMq #Ethiopia & #Eritrea are guilty of #TigrayGenocide | Tigray Update

Written to raise money to help relief efforts for the famine raging in Ethiopia in the mid 80s, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, sung by supergroup ‘Band Aid’, broke several chart records and has been re-recorded several times. Could this happen today? What do you think? | Suzan Hall My Take Gen X

In 1984, Michael Buerk’s report on Ethiopia’s famine sparked a movement that’s saved millions. 40 years later, he and Dr Claire Bertschinger, who features in the report, reflect on the legacy of ‘Band Aid’ as a new remix of Do They Know It’s Christmas? is released. | This Morning