UNHCR Regional Update #7: Ethiopia Situation (Tigray Region), 9-17 December 2020
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SUDAN
Sudan’s Commissioner of Refugees has formally declared prima facie recognition for all Ethiopian new arrivals after 6 November related to the Tigray situation.
More than 50,000 Ethiopian refugees have crossed into East Sudan. Many are arriving from further within Ethiopia and taking longer journeys to arrive to Sudan.
Relocation of refugees from Hamdayet, Village 8 and Abderafi transit locations to Um Rakuba camp continue at an increasing rate; nearly 20,000 refugees have been relocated to the camp.
ETHIOPIA
On 11 December, UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi released a statement expressing deep concern for the safety of Eritrean refugees in Tigray, calling on the Ethiopian government to uphold its responsibilities to protect refugees, and to ensure safe and unfettered access according to humanitarian principles.
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2020-12-19 14:06:16 GMT2020-12-19 22:06:16(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Migration Agency, on Saturday said Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and conflict-affected communities are in dire need of humanitarian and recovery assistance after weeks of conflict in Ethiopia s northernmost Tigray regional state. Most of the IDPs now seeking refuge in displacement sites are women and children forced to flee without being able to take their belongings. They are now in dire need of emergency shelter and non-food items, the IOM said in a statement issued on Saturday, as it announced the commencement of operations to assist needy people.