Mekelle, December 2025 (Tigray Mass Media Agency) Alliance of Civil Society Organizations of Tigray (ACSOT) has expressed serious concern over what it describes as a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis affecting internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Hitsats camp and other IDP sites across Tigray, as well as refugees in Sudan.
In a statement released, ACSOT, a consortium of 124 civil society organizations, reports severe shortages of food, clean water, medicine, shelter, and basic health services. The organization indicates that malnutrition has reached emergency levels, particularly among children, pregnant women, and the elderly, while poor sanitation has increased the risk of disease. According to the statement, deaths linked to hunger and lack of medical care are occurring daily.
ACSOT stresses that the crisis is not a natural disaster but the result of the suspension of humanitarian assistance and the failure to fully implement the Pretoria Peace Agreement. The unresolved situation in Western Tigray, the statement notes, continues to prevent thousands of displaced people from returning to their homes.
ACSOt urges immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to all affected areas, including Hitsats and other IDP camps in Tigray, calling on all parties to remove bureaucratic and systemic obstacles to aid delivery. It also appeals for the full and prompt implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement, including the disarmament of militias in Western Tigray and the establishment of a verified security framework.
ACSOT further demands urgent steps to ensure the secure and dignified return of IDPs and refugees in Sudan, emphasizing the restoration of legal administration, protection of property rights, and removal of occupying forces. The organization calls on the international community, including the United Nations, African Union, European Union, United States, and donor countries, to apply sustained diplomatic pressure to avert what it termed an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe.
