The United Nations has said 16 of its Ethiopian staff have been detained in the country's capital, Addis Ababa, with six others having been released. UN spokesperson Stephanie Dujarric said, "There has been, as far as I know, no explanation given to us on why these staff members are detained."
Tensions between Ethiopia's government and the UN have been high throughout the war with the northern Tigray region, which have pushed hundreds of thousands into famine-like conditions.
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said, "We understand from reports...that those arrested are Tigrayan. Ethiopian government security force harassment and detention on the basis of ethnicity is completely unacceptable."
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