On 20 March, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Ethiopia, the Government of Ethiopia's Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) and over 130 partners, including UN agencies, government ministries, national and international NGOs, refugees, and the private sector, came together to sound the alarm on the unprecedented funding crisis jeopardizing assistance...
Ethiopia : Nearly 1 Million Refugees in Ethiopia Risk Limited Assistance Due to Unprecedented Funding Crisis, Warn UNHCR, RRS and PartnersLete Isayas, a refugee from Eritrea, sifts cereals outside her shelter in Alemwach refugee site in Ethiopia . Over 20,000 Eritrean refugees were displaced to Alemwach from the country's Tigray region during the conflict.
"It is evident that the shortage of funding is already worsening refugees' lives despite their ever-increasing needs and the host communities who are generously hosting them need additional support as well," said Andrew Mbogori, UNHCR's Representative in Ethiopia."Our commitment to working together in partnership, in the spirit of international solidarity and cooperation is unwavering.
"Since the teachers are not receiving adequate salaries, they don't always teach at school. Gatchew, a 23-year-old student in Gambella lamented"when the teachers don't come, students also miss out on school and engage in other activities."There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
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