that shortages of electricity and gas have caused 20 percent of the region’s businesses to close, led hospitals to ration power, prevented rural residents from traveling to hospitals in the capital city of Stepanakert, and resulted in children missing school. (10) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has evacuated 196 patients from Nagorno-Karabakh through the Lachin Corridor for medical treatment since the blockade’s beginning and has helped 422 people to overcome family separations resulting from the blockade. (11) The International Court of Justice ordered Azerbaijan in February 2023 to ensure unimpeded movement of persons, vehicles, and cargo along the Lachin Corridor in both directions, a ruling with which it has failed to comply. (12) Azerbaijan’s installation of a military checkpoint in the Lachin Corridor in April 2023 further threatens the supply of urgent humanitarian goods to Nagorno-Karabakh. (13) On August 6, 2023, the Armenian Ombudsperson reported that no humanitarian aid had entered Nagorno-Karabakh since June 15, and that miscarriages had tripled. (14) On August 7, 2023, a United Nations group of experts stated that Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade of the Lachin Corridor is a humanitarian emergency that has created severe shortages of essential food staples and threatens medical reserves. They further noted that Azerbaijan’s lifting of the blockade could alleviate the suffering of thousands and is essential to ensure the safety, dignity, and well-being of all individuals during this critical time . (15) In certain instances, Azerbaijani authorities have detained residents of Nagorno-Karabakh traveling to Armenia through the Lachin Corridor, leaving ethnic Armenians who choose to depart for Armenia to avoid starvation to wonder if they can depart safely. (16) According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, residents of Nagorno-Karabakh lack life-saving medication, hygiene products, and baby formula, and basic foodstuffs are increasingly scarce. (17) The United States