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UNHCR Issues Urgent Appeal for Ethiopian Refugees Fleeing Conflict in Tigray

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - The United Nations refugee agency and 30 humanitarian groups
   have issued an urgent appeal for $156 million to help Ethiopian
   refugees from the Tigray Region and people in their host countries for
   the next six months.

   So far, refugees fleeing conflict in Ethiopia's northern province of
   Tigray have sought refuge in neighboring Sudan. However, the U.N.
   refugee agency says that is likely to change. The agency says refugees,
   who reportedly are being prevented from leaving Ethiopia, might try to
   flee to Djibouti and Eritrea, instead.

   The multi-agency appeal launched Tuesday aims to support the three
   governments and others in the region in facilitating access to asylum
   and the provision of lifesaving aid for those forced to flee.

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