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ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, along with 30 humanitarian partners, on Tuesday appealed for $ 156 million to meet “the critical humanitarian needs” of Ethiopian refugees fleeing the conflict in Tigray through the first half of 2021.
The urgent financial appeal is also expected to strengthen preparedness to receive refugees in other countries in the region in the event of new refugee movements, said a statement from the UN refugee agency, citing its spokesman Andrej Mahecic at a conference. of press on Tuesday in Geneva.
Weeks of fighting in northern Ethiopia’s regional state of Tigray between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Ethiopian Defense Forces have reportedly left hundreds dead, thousands displaced and millions with a urgent need for humanitarian assistance.
More than 52,000 refugees have fled Tigray into eastern Sudan in the past six weeks, according to the UN refugee agency. Final product
