UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is stepping up assistance to conflict-affected populations in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray, Afar and Amhara regions. Since the signing of the peace agreement, we have seen a major change on humanitarian access and our ability to move critical assistance into Tigray. They have been relocated to the recently established Alemwach site in Amhara region, where more than 22,000 Eritrean refugees and asylum-seekers are now living. Conditions for Eritrean refugees in Tigray have been dire throughout much of the conflict. UNHCR is also working closely with local authorities in northern Ethiopia to support Ethiopians displaced by the conflict.

Source: Ethiopian News December 09, 2022 10:24 UTC