I'm speaking here on the behalf of the whole donor community here in Eritrea. We also hope that the camps in the Debub region, so far undisturbed by the war, will remain stable and where they are. However, Ethiopian statements would seem to indicate that they'd like very much to extend the current fighting over in that direction. Like I said, this is a very serious situation. In addition, we can most readily use cash, since it can be wired over quickly, converted to local currency and used to purchase many items locally.
Time is definitely of the essence.
Please believe me when I tell you that the situation requires everything we can possibly do. Very much more.