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Ethiopia: Deafening silence: no accountability for the killing of three MSF staff in Tigray
By Médecins Sans Frontières at ReliefWeb
· June 24, 2026
· 2 min read
. On 24 June 2021, María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, and Yohannes Halefom Reda were shot while they were in the area looking for people in need of medical assistance, after reports of heavy fighting. One year on since MSF published our internal review into the brutal killing, t
Key takeaway May 2026 marked 10 years since the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286, in which states committed to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law and protect medical humanitarian personnel.
Why this matters
The killing of three MSF staff in Tigray highlights the glaring gap between international commitments to protect humanitarian workers and the harsh reality on the ground. Despite the UN Security Council's unanimous adoption of Resolution 2286 ten years ago, states continue to neglect their duty to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for attacks on humanitarians. The incident in Ethiopia is a stark reminder that the safety of aid workers is often compromised, and impunity for such attacks is rampant. As MSF urges stronger action from the UN Security Council and states to ensure incident accountability, the international community must take concrete steps to build a safer environment for humanitarians. This requires not only verbal commitments but also tangible actions to uphold international humanitarian law and protect aid workers. The lack of official communication or substantiated findings regarding the killing of María, Tedros, and Yohannes is a disturbing example of the deafening silence that often follows such incidents, and it is imperative that states take responsibility for ensuring that such tragedies do not go unpunished.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 24, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? . On 24 June 2021, María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, and Yohannes Halefom Reda were shot while they were in the area looking for people in need of medical assistance, after reports of heavy fighting. One year on since MSF published our internal review into the brutal killing, t
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