Ethiopia: Over 700 Families At Bakelo Camp in Amhara Region Struggle As Aid Runs Dry

Over 714 households in the Bakelo IDP camp in Debre-Berhan city, Amhara region, are struggling as food aid and humanitarian assistance have been abruptly halted. Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Agency Warns of 'Severe Risks' As Most Refugee Children in Ethiopia Remain Unregistered

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned that only 12 percent of the 576,000 refugee children in Ethiopia have been registered in the country's vital registration… Read more »

Ethiopia: HRW Reports Violence, Forced Labor Against Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia - Govt Dismisses Claims

A new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report alleges that Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia's Amhara region have experienced multiple incidents of violence, abductions, and forced labor amid… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray and Afar Leaders Agree to Restore Displaced Communities, Reopen Roads

An agreement has been established between the Tigray and Afar regions to expedite the return of individuals displaced by the two-year war in Tigray, which concluded in November… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's War Forces Ethiopian Refugees Home

The UN reported that Ethiopian migrants who previously resided in Sudan, both registered and unregistered, are being forced to return to their home country due to the ongoing civil… Read more »

Ethiopia: From Hope to Despair: Tigray Returnees Confront Harsh Realities, Aid Shortages

More than 18 months after the signing of the Pretoria Peace Agreement in November 2022, the first group of 456 internally displaced persons (IDPs) successfully returned to their… Read more »

Ethiopia: Rights Group Warns of 'Extreme Distress and Danger' for Tigrayan Refugees in Sudan

Human Rights First Ethiopia, a local human rights group, has issued an urgent call for the protection and relocation of Tigrayan refugees and former UN peacekeepers in eastern… Read more »

Ethiopia: AU Holds Second Strategic Review of Pretoria Agreement, Discusses Political Dialogue, DDR and IDPs Return

Getachew Reda, president of Tigray's interim administration, provided an update on social media about the Second Strategic Review on Implementation of the Pretoria Cessation of… Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Says 4.5 Million People Currently Displaced Internally in Ethiopia

A recent report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) revealed that an estimated 4.5 million people are currently displaced within Ethiopia, mainly… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Authorities to Relocate Sudanese Refugees Who Fled Shelters Due to Escalating Security Concerns, Inadequate Services

The Ethiopian Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) has announced efforts to relocate Sudanese refugees who have fled their shelters in the Amhara region. Read more »

Ethiopia: Fear, Insecurity Persists Amid Recent Large-Scale IDPs and Militia Return to Raya Alamata

Over the past three days, the Tigray Interim administration has returned nearly 17,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) including militia and former police officers to Raya… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Sees Return of Over 2.5 Million IDPs, Nearly 4.4 Million Still Displaced

A recent United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report reveals that over 2.5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia have returned to their villages,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Opposition Raises Concern On Return Process for Displaced People

Salsay Woyane Tigray, an opposition party in the Tigray region, has issued a statement raising concern that the return of displaced Tigrayans "remains shrouded in uncertainty." The… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Admin Announces Agreement On IDP Return Process, but Post-Return Procedures Remain Uncertain

Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede, Vice President of Tigray's interim administration, delivered positive developments regarding the return of displaced persons from Western Tigray… Read more »

Ethiopia: HRW Urges Safe Evacuation for Ethiopian, Eritrean Refugees Amid Sudan War

Human Rights Watch is urging international organizations to provide safe evacuation options for Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees in eastern Sudan, as the war nears refugee-hosting… Read more »

Ethiopia: Nearly 2,200 Second Batch IDPs Return to Tselemti After Three-Day Impasse

Nearly 2,200 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to Tselemti district in North Western Zone of Tigray, on Wednesday, after a three-day delay caused by disagreements… Read more »

Ethiopia: Nearly 1,500 IDPs Return to Tigray's Tselemti District 'Cautiously' Despite Lingering Fears

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) have started to return to their villages in the Tselemti district, situated in the North Western Zone of the Tigray region. Read more »

Ethiopia: Following Camp Exodus, UNHCR Highlights Plight of Sudanese Refugees Stranded On Ethiopian Roadside

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern regarding the situation of around 1,000 Sudanese refugees who departed the Awlala refugee site in… Read more »

Ethiopia: No Infrastructure for Returning Displaced People in Western Oromia

In the heart of Western Oromia, a relentless battle has been unfolding for years, plunging the region into a maelstrom of chaos and uncertainty. Read more »

Ethiopia: Humanitarian Crisis Unfolds At Jara IDP Center in North Wollo Zon

Thousands of individuals taking shelter at the Jara Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) center located in the North Wollo Zone of the Amhara region are currently grappling with a… Read more »

Ethiopia: Thousands Fleeing Western Tigray Seek Refuge in Endabaguna Town As Hunger, Persecution Rise

In the past month alone, approximately 7,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) from Western and North Western Tigray, areas presently under the control of Amhara Forces, have… Read more »

Ethiopia: Return Home for Displaced Tigrayan Left Hanging Despite Promises

More than a year after the signing of the Pretoria Peace Agreement in November 2022, and restoration of peace to most parts of Tigray, the task of returning IDPs to their homes… Read more »

Ethiopia: After Hundreds Die of Starvation in Ethiopia, Millions More Are in Grave Danger. Stop Denial and Declare a National Emergency Before Too Late!

Death by starvation has become a stark reality for hundreds of people in different parts of Ethiopia, especially in the Amhara and Tigray regions, where food production is severed… Read more »

Ethiopia: Thousands of Displaced People in Amhara Grapple With Forced Return to Unstable Areas

Amidst ongoing conflict and violence, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who currently reside in the Amhara region face forced return to their native villages in the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Displaced Individuals in Jara IDP Center Fear Uncertain Future Amidst Eviction Orders

A recent mandate from local authorities has brought distress to the thousands of individuals seeking shelter at the Jara Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) center in the Northern… Read more »