The Weeknd has always been vocal about his love for his home country and has raised his voice against Racial Discrimination in the entertainment world and in all other areas as well.
war in Ethiopia
Singer and lyricist ‘The Weeknd’ has announced a donation of $ 1 million for relief efforts in Ethiopia in the wake of the ongoing conflict between Addis Ababa and the government and in the Tigray region of the country. . There have been reports of atrocities like genocide and rape (Rape) in the war. At the same time, food stuff and lack of medical care in Tigray also remain a matter of concern.
The Grammy-awarded artist said that he would support relief work through the ‘UN World Food Program’. The 31-year-old singer’s real name is Abel McCone Tesfe. He wrote in a post on Instagram that my heart is very sad for the people of Ethiopia because innocent common citizens, from young children to the elderly, are being brutally murdered and the entire village is being displaced.
He said that through the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) I will donate one million dollars to provide food to 2 million people and encourage all those who can donate, please do. The singer was born in Toronto. He has always been vocal about his love for his home country and has raised his voice against racial discrimination in the entertainment world and in all other areas as well.
Photos of the attack surfaced in January
Satellite images of a refugee camp in Tigray area in Ethiopia were revealed in January. In these pictures, more than 400 structures were seen to be badly damaged. In this regard, experts had said that this is the result of the recent deliberate attack by the fighters.
According to a report shared with news agency AP by the UK-based nonprofit DX Open Network, there was probably an arson incident on 16 January, which was another accidental military attack reported to the UN Refugee Agency.
Gross violation of international laws
It is noteworthy that four camps have been set up near the border of Eritrea to accommodate 96 thousand refugees, including Shimbelba. These refugees have taken refuge here since the war between the Ethiopian army and rebels in the Tigre region in November last year. In the context of these photographs, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said that these are strong signs of gross violation of international laws.
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