(Photo: AFP)Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) has announced efforts to relocate Sudanese refugees who have fled their shelters in the Amhara region. Tamirat Demisse, coordinator of the Kumar, Awlala, and Alemwach refugee centers, told Voice of America that the process of relocating Sudanese refugees to a new site called “Aftet” in the West Gondar Zone has begun. A month ago, around 1,000 Sudanese refugees left the Kumar and Awlala refugee sites located in the Amhara region due to security concerns and inadequate services. The UNHCR has reported that the refugees recently initiated a hunger strike, exacerbating the already tense security situation in the area. In its latest report, the UNHCR emphasized that Sudanese refugees living in camps in the Amhara and Benishangul-Gumuz regions near the Sudanese border confront severe challenges, including insufficient security, significant food shortages, and inadequate medical care.

Source: Ethiopian News June 08, 2024 14:17 UTC