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Ethiopia Assosa

Registered Sudanese Refugee Population

34,752


Households*

11,315


* Household data may be unavailable for some locations
Last Updated 30 Apr 2013
Source - UNHCR

Demography
Male (51%) Age (49%) Female
10% 0 - 4 10%
13% 5 - 11 12%
7% 12 - 17 6%
20% 18 - 59 20%
2% 60 + 2%

  Breakdown by Settlement

Settlement Current Total    
Bambasi Camp
30 Apr 2013
12,665
3,772 		Individuals
Households 		36.4 %
Tongo Refugee Camp
30 Apr 2013
9,911
2,964 		Individuals
Households 		28.5 %
Sherkole Refugee Camp
30 Apr 2013
9,402
3,624 		Individuals
Households 		27.1 %
Local Community
30 Apr 2013
2,774
955 		Individuals
Households 		8 %

  Breakdown by Country of Origin

Country of Origin Current Total    
Sudan
30 Apr 2013
34,752
11,315 		Individuals
Households 		100 %

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  News

Refugees Accepted to Assosa University
UNHCR, 18 Nov 2012
Hard Work and Dreams Become Reality for 44 Refugees With Full University Scholarships in Assosa University, Ethiopia United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Ethiopian Government Administration for Refugee & Returnee Affairs (ARRA) have been providing various levels of schol...
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UN official says refugees from Sudan are suffering, don’t have adequate aid as funds run low
Associated Press, 17 Jul 2012
ASSOSA, Ethiopia — Sudanese refugees who fled fighting between rebels and Sudan’s military are suffering in primitive camps without enough aid because the international community has not provided the needed funds to help, a top United Nations official said. Antonio Guterres, the U.N. High Com...
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Minister Jan O’Sullivan announces funding to support refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan
UNHCR Ireland, 21 Jun 2012
The Minister of State for Trade and Development, Jan O’Sullivan T.D., recently announced €250,000 in emergency funding to provide food, water and shelter to thousands of Sudanese refugees fleeing violence. Minister O’Sullivan said Ireland would provide funding to the United Nations High Commis...
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Migrations: Réinstaller des réfugiés soudanais en Ethiopie
Afrique Jet, 21 Jun 2012
L'OIM commence à réinstaller des réfugiés soudanais en Ethiopie - L'Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) a annoncé vendredi avoir démarré la réinstallation de centaines de réfugiés soudanais du centre de transit d'Al Damazin, à la frontière ouest de l'Ethiopie avec le So...
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UNHCR starts flying in aid for 50,000 Sudanese refugees in Upper Nile
UNHCR, 21 Jun 2012
JUBA, South Sudan, June 19 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency said Tuesday it has begun a new emergency aid airlift for refugees in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. The flights are bringing supplies for 50,000 refugees who have fled conflict and related food shortages in Sudan's Blue Nile state. Si...
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