Mekelle, October 29, 2025 (Tigray Mass Media Agency) — Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide (CITG) has released volume 1 of its assessment report on War Damage and Loss in the Social Sector of Tigray, revealing that the war on Tigray has caused an estimated USD 10.86 billion in damages and losses across Tigray’s education, health, cultural heritage, and social welfare sectors.
According to the report, which is available on the commission’s official website https://citghub.org/, before the outbreak of war in November 2020, Tigray had been recognized for its remarkable social progress, including near-universal access to education and healthcare, gender parity, and strong traditional community systems which promoted solidarity and social resilience. However, the war and the two-year blockade shattered these gains, leaving Tigray in a deep humanitarian and socioeconomic crisis (CITG, 2025). Read more…