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UNHCR relocates more than one thousand Somalia refugees newly arrived in Ethiopia

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Tuesday that it has begun relocation

Thousands of Newly Arrived Somali Refugees in Ethiopia Relocated to New Settlement

Somali refugees escaping conflict at home are relocated to a new site, located in Ethiopia’s Mirqaan, Bokh district about 50 kms from the border, the move is being organized by Ethiopia’s Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS), with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and partners. UNHCR

"Despite the fact that the area hosting them is an area that has been affected seriously by the drought, people have opened their doors, they have shared what they have and for us it is, as member of this community, is to support the communities, the regional government and the federal government. "

ADDIS ABABA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR on Tuesday said it is scaling up assistance in Ethiopia's Somali region to support and assist recently arrived refugees fleeing clashes in Somalia.

UNHCR rushes assistance to some 100,000 newly arrived Somali refugees in Ethiopia-

The refugees are arriving in a remote area, heavily affected by drought. It takes UNHCR teams and partners two days of driving on dry, sandy roads to reach those newly arrived from Laascaanood.

Addis Ababa: An estimated around 100,000 people have fled fighting in Somalia s breakaway Somaliland region into a remote drought hit area of Ethiopia...

UNHCR rushes assistance to some 100,000 newly arrived Somali refugees in Ethiopia-