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UNHCR Ethiopia Operation: Tigray Situation Update, 3 March 2021 Format Background On 4 November 2020, military confrontations between federal and regional forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which borders both Sudan and Eritrea, led the Government to declare a State of Emergency. Since then, and despite the announcement of an official end to military operations at the end of November, Ethiopia’s Tigray region has continued to be affected by armed clashes and insecurity, with a serious impac...

news Embassy holds Webinar on Current Situation in Ethiopia with Media, Think Tanks © Provided by Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) BRUSSELS February 27/2021(ENA) Ethiopian Embassy in Brussels has held a webinar to clarify the reality on the ground in Ethiopia, particularly in Tigray region for media houses and think tanks in Belgium. Attorney General, Gedion Timothewos, Commissioner of Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission, Mitiku Kassa and Director General of Agency for Refugees and Re...

By Reuters Staff 4 Min Read NAIROBI (Reuters) - Two camps in Ethiopia’s Tigray region housing Eritrean refugees have been shut and the occupants relocated, authorities said on Thursday, after the United Nations said residents had reported attacks, including by suspected Eritrean troops. Eritrean refugee children play within Hitsats refugee camp, near Eritrean boarder, Tigrai region, Ethiopia, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri The UNHCR refugee agency has called for protection for the r...

Two camps in Ethiopia's Tigray region housing Eritrean refugees have been shut and the occupants relocated, authorities said on Thursday, after the United Nations said residents had reported attacks, including by suspected Eritrean troops.

Ethiopia plans to close Shimbela and Hitsats refugee camps in the northern state of Tigray, according to the country's refugee agency.

Attacks on Health Care Monthly News Brief - January 2021 Format The section aligns with the definition of attacks on health care used by Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC). Africa Burkina Faso 04 January 2021: In Koumbri department, Yatenga province, suspected militants burned down an ambulance alongside other buildings, leaving six people dead. Source: Sahel Security Alerts Democratic Republic of the Congo 06 January 2021: In Nyamilima village, North Kivu province, unidentifie...

Aid in Danger Bi-Weekly News Brief, 30 December 2020- 12 January 2021 Format Central African Republic Throughout December 2020: According to an OCHA report, there were 59 registered incidents of attacks on humanitarian workers across the country in December, resulting in three deaths, 29 injuries and at least 35 robberies. Sources: HumAngle, OCHA and NRC 13 January 2021: Near Bangui, unidentified armed combatants attacked members of the MINUSCA, as well as national defence and security forces, ...