As the conflict in the northern region of Tigray nears three months, compounded by climate-fueled locust infestations and the coronavirus pandemic, 4.5 million people in Tigray need urgent humanitarian assistance (Oxfam), and over 2 million people are now displaced within Ethiopia or neighboring countries (RI). More than 25% of the 60,000 Ethiopians who have fled to Sudan are estimated to be women and girls of reproductive age, highlighting the gendered dimension of the humanitarian crisis and the importance of ensuring there are comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and services available for survivors of GBV (OSRSG-SVC, OCHA). Further, those women who do remain in the affected region are particularly at risk for violence due to the disruption of essential public services, which has resulted in women traveling long distances to gather basic food, water and fuel (UN Women). In its discussion of the situation, Council members should demand that all actors uphold international humanitarian and human rights law and exercise due diligence in their obligations to protect all civilians, including from GBV. Further, the Council should call on the government to uphold the agreement between the UN and Government on humanitarian access to ensure free and unhindered access, and further call on any humanitarian response to be gender-responsive and inclusive of diverse women and girls. Finally, there should be recognition of the active role of women’s groups in providing frontline support in crisis situations, and the inclusion of women, including young women, as leaders and participants in any efforts to bring an end to the crisis.