Tensions have been high in the Metekel Zone since 2019 with several reports of inter-communal attacks in the region. The situation has rapidly escalated in the past three months. The federal Government of Ethiopia declared a state of emergency in the area on 21 January 2021.
ከቤንሻንጉል ጉሙዝ ክልል በተለይም ከመተከል ዞን በታጣቂዎች ጥቃት ሳቢያ የተሰደዱ ከ7 ሺህ በላይ ኢትዮጵያዊያን ስደተኞች በጎረቤት ሱዳን ብሉ ናይል ግዛት እንደተጠለሉ የተመድ ስደተኞች ኮሚሽን ዛሬ ባሰራጨው መረጃ አስታውቋል፡፡
ወደ ሱዳን ከገቡት ስደተኞች መካከል እስካሁን በተመድ ስደተኞች ኮሚሽን የተመዘገቡት 3 ሺህ ብቻ ናቸው፡፡ ካለፉት ጥቂት ሳምንታት ወዲህ ድርጅቱ ለስደተኞቹ ሰብዓዊ ዕርዳታ እያቀረበ መሆኑን ገልጧል፡፡
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Benshangul Gumz is in western Ethiopia. The current displacement is not directly related to conflict in the country’s northern Tigray region which have pushed more than 61,000 to seek safety in Sudan in recent months.Out of the 7,000 people estimated to have arrived in Blue Nile State, nearly 3,000 have been registered.
This number is expected to increase as the verification exercise continues in all the locations where refugees are being hosted.In the past weeks, UNHCR and partners have already provided humanitarian assistance to nearly 1,000 refugees in Yabatcher, on Sudan-Ethiopia border. Refugees have received food, access to health, water and sanitation facilities, and aid supplies.