Actually, we don't provide humanitarian or long-term development assistance directly to the Ethiopian government. We work with trusted partners—primarily Canadian NGOs or international organizations, including the World Bank—that are addressing the most widespread food insecurity and health problems.
Ethiopia is a huge country. It has 110 million people or more, and the Tigray population accounts for 7% of it. According to our sources, the main obstacle to humanitarian access right now is the duration of the conflict. They aren't necessarily obstacles from the government per se. There are several parties in the current conflict. The forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF, obviously control part of the Tigray and are part of the challenges faced by humanitarian and international organizations.
As far as I know, neither the United States nor the European Union has completely stopped providing assistance to Ethiopia. The European Union has ended its direct budget support, but not all of its support in Ethiopia. The United States has suspended aid only in the security sector, and aid in other areas continues. In fact, the U.S. has significantly increased its humanitarian aid, as has Canada with $34 million in aid.