Thousands of people are seen in an open area in photos shared by the PM’s office. The Gedeos are located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’, SNNP, region. According to United Nations statistics, majority of Ethiopia’s displaced and persons in need are in Abiy’s home region – Oromia – SNNP comes third after the Somali regional state in second position. PM Abiy Ahmed travelled to Gedeb Woreda this morning to assess the state of Gedeo community members currently in temporary shelters. Ethiopians also launched a public funding move to help thousands of Gedeo IDPs displaced as a result of Gedeo-Guji crisis.

Source: Ethiopian News March 17, 2019 10:18 UTC