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Deep concern for thousands of Eritrean refugees ‘scattered’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray
UN humanitarians reported on Friday that aid teams have reached two camps for Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region for the first time since fighting began in early November, only to find them destroyed and the former occupants “scattered”.
UN refugee agency (UNCHR) spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov told reporters in Geneva that all the humanitarian facilities at the Shimelba and Hitsats refugee camps in the northern Ethiopian region were “looted and vandalised”.
The mission, conducted jointly by UNHCR and the UN humanitarian coordination arm, OCHA, found that most shelters in the Hitsats camp, as well as the UN offices and the staff guest house had been destroyed.
The joint mission had also managed to visit Shiraro town, where refugees were believed to be scattered and “in urgent need of safety and support”. readmore
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