Settlement OverviewIn support of the Government of Sudan’s response to the ongoing influx of refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray region to eastern Sudan, UNHCR, partners, and other UN agencies set up a new refugee settlement in Tunaydbah-Gedaref State. Fir…
Month: June 2021
Emergency Site Assessment: Northern Ethiopia Crisis 6 – Data Collection: 3 – 24 May 2021 | Publication Date: 27 June 2021
BACKGROUND:In early November 2020, armed conflict broke out in Tigray region, resulting in significant displacement throughout the region and in neighbouring regions. Many people have fled from their homes in search of safety, food, shelter and access …
Ambassador Invites Investors in Qatar to Invest in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Ambassador to Qatar Samia Zekaria invited Qatari investors to tap the huge investment potential in Ethiopia.The Ambassador made a remark on the event organized by Ethiopian Embassy in Qatar to promote Ethiopia as prospective investment and le…
Statement on the killing of three MSF aid workers in the Tigray Region
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ethiopia, Dr. Catherine Sozi, condemns in the strongest term the killing of three Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff members nearby Abi Adi in the Tigray region. The three staff members were murdered while implementing their humanitarian mission to alleviate the suffering of the local population affected by […]
IOM Opens New Office and Migrant Resource Centre in Key Migration Route in Eastern Sudan
Khartoum- This week (22/06). The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has opened a new sub-office and Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in the eastern Sudanese state of Kassala, located near to the Eritrean border – a strategic location and key route for migrants. Kassala is one of the vital migration routes through the Horn of Africa […]
Statement by the Secretary-General – on the killing of MSF humanitarian workers in Tigray
I am deeply shocked by the murder of three Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) humanitarian workers in Tigray, Ethiopia. This is totally unacceptable and an appalling violation of International Humanitarian Law. The perpetrators must be found and severely punished. I stand in solidarity with our humanitarian partners who are risking their lives to provide protection and […]