World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the situation in Tigray, Ethiopia as "horrific, very horrific" in rare public remarks on Monday by the Ethiopian on the conflict there.
The WHO director-general has been accused by his country's militia of supporting and trying to procure arms and diplomatic backing for Tigray state's dominant political party which is fighting federal forces. Tedros has denied taking sides in the conflict.
