Ethiopia sees return of over 2.5 million IDPs, nearly 4.4 million still displaced(Photo: UNICEF Ethiopia)Addis Abeba – A recent United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report reveals that over 2.5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia have returned to their villages, while close to 4.4 million remain displaced within the country. Despite these returns, nearly 4.4 million people remain displaced within Ethiopia. Both Oromia and Tigray regions each report more than one million displaced persons, while the Amhara region has 436,805 IDPs. The first group of 1,500 IDPs returned to the Tselemti district on 29 June, 2024. In the third phase, regional media reported that nearly 5,000 IDPs returned to Northwestern Tigray, resettling in May Tsebir town and three other locations in the Tselemti district.

Source: Ethiopian News July 17, 2024 15:56 UTC