The conflict in northern Ethiopia is escalating rapidly one year after it began. All parties involved must immediately cease hostilities. Together with its international partners, Germany will continue to work toward negotiations and a peaceful solution to the conflict.

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front and its allies, including the Oromo Liberation Army, must end their offensive without delay. The Ethiopian Government must stop its air strikes and refrain from calls to mobilise the population. Ethnically motivated hate speech is poison to the unity of Ethiopia.

The human suffering in the Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions has reached catastrophic proportions as a result of the mounting humanitarian emergency. Now, more than ever, humanitarian aid workers need unhindered access in order to do their life-saving work.

We welcome the fact that a report has been published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission with the findings of their joint investigation. The human rights violations detailed in the report must have consequences. They must be addressed in transparent proceedings conducted in accordance with the rule of law.