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UN Says Eritrean Refugees in Tigray Face Humanitarian Crisis

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - The U.N. refugee agency is warning that thousands of Eritrean
   refugees in northern Ethiopia's conflict-ridden Tigray province are in
   desperate need of aid and protection. The agency is renewing its appeal
   to the government for access to the refugees.
   Before the start of Ethiopia's military offensive in Tigray in early
   November, the U.N. refugee agency cared for some 96,000 Eritrean
   refugees in four camps. Since then, the agency has lost control of the
   camps and of its ability to provide essential aid to the refugees.

   Since early January, Ethiopia has granted U.N. and private agencies
   limited access to two camps in southern Tigray. The World Food Program
   reports it has been able to provide 26,000 residents of the camp with
   emergency food rations and nutrition assistance, but it says much more
   food and nonfood aid is needed.

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