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UN Rushing to Relocate Ethiopian Refugees Away From Sudanese Border

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - The United Nations and other agencies are rushing to relocate
   thousands of refugees camped out along the disputed Sudan-Ethiopia
   border to safer areas further away.

   Tensions along the border region between Sudan and Ethiopia have grown
   since the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray province started in
   early November. Since then, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees
   estimates that more than 58,000 Ethiopian refugees have fled for safety
   across the border into Sudan.

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