In Pictures: World Refugee Day: No Safe Haven in Tigray
Displaced children in Tigray are often in danger of malnutrition and in some areas, famine, pictured in Shire, Ethiopia, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
The busy entrance of a crowded school that has been converted into a camp for displaced families in Shire, June 11, 2021 (Yan Boechat/VOA)
Many displaced people say they have been separated from their families since the war began, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
UNICEF says, “The magnitude and gravity of child rights violations taking place across Tigray show no sign of abating.” (Yan Boechat/VOA)
Ethiopian authorities ordered families living on this university campus in Shire to leave, June 12, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
Children observe as families move their things out of a university that has housed them for more than seven months in Shire, June 12, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
People collect drinking water in one of the many camps in Shire, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
The Tigray conflict has separated more than 6,000 children from the parents. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
Tigray displacement camps are often overcrowded with new displaced families arriving regularly, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
Children sell candies and biscuits in the displacement camp where they are living in Shire, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
Without running water in this camp, families need to stock water for drinking and washing, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA)