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Ethopia: UNHCR, Ethiopia unveil new refugee site in Amhara amid escalating security concerns

Ethopia: UNHCR, Ethiopia unveil new refugee site in Amhara amid escalating security concerns

Africa Links 24 with Addis Standard2
Published on 2024-08-29 07:56:02

UNHCR staff welcoming newly arrived Sudanese refugees at the newly established Aftit refugee site in Amhara region (Photo: UNHCE)

Addis Abeba – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), jointly with Ethiopia’s Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS), has established a new refugee site in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, which has received nearly 3,000 Sudanese refugees following the closure of the Kumer and Awlala camps due to security concerns.

According to UNHCR, the new site, named Aftit, is located in the Amhara region and is designed to…

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