UNHCR discloses funding gap for humanitarian needs of conflict-affected Ethiopians, Eritrean refugees

2021-05-06 14:31:13 GMT2021-05-06 22:31:13(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

ADDIS ABABA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday said it only received 51 percent of the 107.9 million U.S. dollars it wants to meet the humanitarian needs of conflict-affected Ethiopians and Eritrean refugees.

The UNHCR is working to meet the needs of Eritrean refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia's conflict-affected northern Tigray region, the UN agency said in its latest Ethiopia Situation Report.

The UNHCR also said it's giving health services, shelter items and food items for the IDPs, Eritrean refugees in Tigray as well as Ethiopians who have crossed to neighboring Sudan to escape conflict.

The UNHCR has registered 63,100 Ethiopian refugees and asylum seekers in Sudan as of April 30, 2021.

The UNHCR also said it along with partners are continuing to conduct temperature screenings, distribute soap at entry points, and sensitization of refugees on COVID-19 mitigation measures in the local Tigrayan language.

Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 260,139 Thursday morning, according to the Ethiopia Ministry of Health.

Ethiopia is the third largest refugee-hosting country in Africa, sheltering 805,164 registered refugees and asylum-seekers as of March 31, 2021, according to the Ethiopian government data. Enditem

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