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 UN sister agencies set up a new refugee camp in Um Rakuba-Gedaref State at the en…
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UNHCR Sudan Emergency Response to Tigray Situation Weekly Update #1, Reporting Period: 4 – 9 July
Key Figures46,505 total number of registered arrivals as of 1 July300 semi-permanent latrines rehabilitated in Um Rakuba and Tunaydbah100% access roads to Tunaydbah and Um Rakuba passable2,000 emergency shelter kits prepositioned in Um Rakuba and Tunay…
Sudan: Eastern Border – Ethiopia Emergency Situation Population Profile: Um Rakuba Camp (as of 1 July 2021)
Introduction:In 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 camp in Um Rakuba-Gedaref State. First group of …
FROM THE FIELD: South Sudan’s displaced youth, help power change
Young people who were displaced by conflict in South Sudan have returned home to power change in their community. Hundreds of thousands of people, young and old, were forced to flee their homes over recent years following civil war and widespread insecurity in the eastern African country. Thirty young men and women in the city […]
Public, Ethiopian Diaspora Raised about 16 Billion Birr for GERD in Ethiopian Fiscal Year
Addis Ababa, Ethiopians and the Ethiopian Diaspora have raised close to 16 billion Birr for the construction of GERD during the just ended Ethiopian fiscal year, Office of the National Council for Coordination of Public Participation on the GERD disclosed. In an exclusive interview with ENA, Office Director-General Aregawi Berhe said Ethiopians have been consolidating […]
Refugees in Adi-Harush, Mai-Ayni Camps Request to be Transferred to Safer Places
Eritrean refugees sheltered in Adi-Harush and MaiAyni refugee camps have requested for transfer to a safer place as they have been facing problems at the present locations. The Agency for Refugees and Returnees Affairs on the other hand disclosed that preparations have been underway to relocate them to safer areas to meet the needs of […]