GENEVA - The U.N. refugee agency is warning that thousands of Eritrean refugees in northern Ethiopia’s conflict-ridden Tigray province are in desperate need of aid and protection. Before the start of Ethiopia’s military offensive in Tigray in early November, the U.N. refugee agency cared for some 96,000 Eritrean refugees in four camps. Hitsats and Shimelba camps, EthiopiaThe situation is particularly grave for refugees in northern Tigray. The UNHCR estimates 15,000 to 20,000 refugees fled the two northern camps and are dispersed in areas where it has no access. It estimates more than 2.3 million people throughout conflict-ridden Tigray need immediate life-saving assistance.

Source: Ethiopian News February 07, 2021 14:03 UTC