Fighting between the government and Tigra separatists in the African country of Ethiopia could leave millions homeless.
Geneva … News Time
The United Nations has warned that the ongoing confrontation between the government and the Tigray region’s separatists in the African country of Ethiopia could leave millions homeless. According to news agencies, Axel Bisschop, an official with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), revealed that the agency’s agencies were preparing for the arrival of 200,000 refugees in Sudan in six months. These people may flee as a result of the ongoing violence in Ethiopia. “We’ve worked out a big plan with all the agencies,” Axel Bisschop told a news conference in Geneva. In which a program of emergency assistance was made for about 20,000 people, while we have about 31,000 people registered at present. So this number is much higher than we thought. He added that the number of new projects is about 200,000. On Friday, UN aid agencies called for a temporary ceasefire in Ethiopia and for humanitarian aid to reach war-torn areas so that the citizens can be reached after 2 weeks of fighting. Babar Baloch, a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, said an immediate and temporary ceasefire was needed to allow access on humanitarian grounds. UN aid agencies have also appealed for $200 million. At the same time, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the situation in Ethiopia. Antonio Guterres has also expressed fears of dramatic repercussions on Sudan.
