Humanitarian crisis developing in Ethiopia, says UN
More than 27,000 people have fled the heavy fighting in the country to Sudan with UN agencies on the ground overwhelmed
17 November 2020 - 14:54
Geneva — A major humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday, with more than 27,000 people now having fled heavy fighting to Sudan.
The pace of the exodus, about 4,000 a day, may also indicate huge uprooting of people within the Tigray region, UN agencies said, adding that teams on the ground were overwhelmed...
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