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  • UNHCR Gambella took part in inter-agency assessment mission to areas affected by the cross-border raid of 15 April by gunmen which left over 200 people killed and over 21,000 displaced. The mission visited Lare Woreda on 21 April.
    highlight 04 May 2016 (7 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees
  • Following the road accident in Jewi camp and the violent incidents, UNHCR and other humanitarian workers were forced to withdraw from Jewi, Kule and Tierkidi refugee camps while contact with refugees was done through remote monitoring. Area Security Management Team (ASMT) meetings were held to discuss the insecurity during which appropriate measures were taken including restrictions on movement of UN and other humanitarian agencies.
    highlight 04 May 2016 (7 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees
  • The Crown Princess of Denmark, Her Royal Highness Mary Donaldson, visited Tierkidi refugee camp in western Ethiopia, home to nearly 50,000 refugees who fled the conflict in South Sudan.
    highlight 16 Feb 2015 (9 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees
  • Heavy fighting in South Sudan's Unity and Upper Nile states over the last two months has displaced more than 100,000 people and blocked humanitarian aid deliveries for some 650,000 people as aid organizations were forced to withdraw. Since the beginning of the year, some 60,000 South Sudanese have fled the country, mostly to Sudan (30,000), Ethiopia (15,000) and Uganda (15,000) bringing the total South Sudanese who fled the country since December 2013 to some 555,000, while some 1.5 million are internally displaced in the country.
    highlight 04 Jun 2015 (8 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees
  • UNHCR together with the government refugee agency-ARRA- and other partners marking World Refugee Day in Addis Ababa on 19 June 2015.
    highlight 18 Jun 2015 (8 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees
  • An average of 180 South Sudanese refugees arriving in Ethiopia as South Sudan marks its 4th anniversary of independence on Thursday. Ethiopia shelters 700k ref.
    highlight 07 Jul 2015 (8 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees
  • UNHCR conducted a Health Information System (HIS) and Balanced Score Card (BSC) training in Jimma from 17-21 August. The aim was for overall health services improvement.
    highlight 09 Sep 2015 (8 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees
  • ECHO Field Expert Mr. Jacob Asens and ECHO WASH Regional Adviser Mr. Jerome Burlot were in Gambella region from 10 to 14 August 2015 with a focus on assessing.
    highlight 09 Sep 2015 (8 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees
  • The new UNHCR Representative, Ms. Clementine Nkweta-Salami, paid a two-day familiarization tour of the Gambella refugee operations from 12-14 August 2015.
    highlight 09 Sep 2015 (8 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees
  • Relocation of new South Sudanese refugee arrivals from Matar transit centre to Pugnido 2 camp commenced on 25 August 2015 following development of the new camp.
    highlight 09 Sep 2015 (8 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees