ICERAS

Key Developments

ETHIOPIA

On 18 February, UNHCR briefed media that it was working with the Ethiopian authorities and partners to provide emergency aid to thousands of Eritrean refugees who fled Barahle refugee camp and its environs in the Afar region after fighting engulfed the area.

In Afar, the security situation remains volatile with armed clashes reported in Barahle and Erebti districts. On 24 February, OCHA reported that according to Afar regional government authorities, the ongoing conflict has so far displaced hundreds of thousands of people, mostly pastoralists, and displacement is still ongoing. An estimated 200,000 people including IDPs, are in hard-to-reach locations either due to road conditions, security concerns, trapped behind conflict lines, or who took refuge in remote areas with no access to humanitarian assistance and services. readmore