Source: Xinhua| 2021-02-19 00:39:58|Editor: huaxiaVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Refuge Agency (UNHCR) on Thursday said more than 61,200 Ethiopian refugees have crossed into East Sudan amid recent military confrontation in Ethiopia's northernmost Tigray regional state. According to the latest figures from the UNHCR, some 20,572 refugees have been relocated to Um Rakuba camp, and 14,551 refugees to Tunaydbah settlement. It also disclosed that the relocations of Ethiopian refugees from Hamdayet reception center resumed as of February 14, with more than 1,000 relocated to Tunaydbah settlement. The UN refugee agency, together with its partners, has also continued to establish refugee community structures at all sites. The Ethiopian government is presently providing protection for nearly 1 million refugees mainly from South Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, and Sudan, who are being hosted across 26 camps and non-camp locations.

Source: Ethiopian News February 18, 2021 16:52 UTC