KEYIR NEWS — The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has issued an urgent appeal to the international community, warning that continued neglect of the humanitarian crisis in Tigray amounts to what it calls a “silent genocide.”
The group’s statement follows a tragic incident in Mekelle this week, where a one-year-and-four-month-old child, Naod Hailesselassie, was killed by a hyena at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp.
The TPLF said the event epitomizes the dire conditions faced by thousands of displaced families, living without food, medicine, shelter, or security.
Signed nearly three years ago, the Pretoria Agreement was meant to bring peace, guarantee the return of displaced populations, and ensure the withdrawal of occupying forces.
According to the TPLF, however, the Ethiopian government has failed to implement key provisions, leaving IDPs stranded and large parts of Western Tigray under continued occupation.
“For five years, hundreds of thousands have perished in IDP camps from hunger, disease, exposure, and lack of protection,” the statement reads.
“This is not misfortune—it is systematic neglect, carried out under the guise of ‘peace.’ Naod’s death is not an isolated tragedy but part of a deliberate pattern of destruction.”
The TPLF reiterated demands for the full implementation of the Pretoria Agreement, including: The immediate removal of occupying forces. The safe and dignified return of displaced persons. An end to the humanitarian suffering in Tigray.
The statement also criticized the international community—specifically the United States, European Union, African Union, and United Nations—for what it described as continued inaction despite repeated appeals and evidence of atrocities.
“The guarantors of the agreement have allowed this silent genocide to unfold unchecked,” it declared.
Calling for urgent global intervention, the TPLF urged international actors to “honor your commitment to peace, protect the innocent, and prevent another unheeded tragedy.”
The statement concluded with a tribute: “Eternal peace to our martyrs!”
The appeal underscores both the fragility of the Pretoria Agreement and the deep mistrust between Tigray’s political leadership and federal authorities.
With growing frustration over unimplemented provisions, the humanitarian crisis in Tigray risks further escalation unless tangible measures are taken to address displacement, security, and reconstruction.