Efforts turn to Ethiopia camps and Mogadishu airlift, as Horn of Africa crisis deepens

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Efforts turn to Ethiopia camps and Mogadishu airlift, as Horn of Africa crisis deepens

UNHCR, 09 Aug 2011

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In Ethiopia, the relocation of Somali refugees from the over-crowded transit centre in Dollo Ado town to the new camp at Hilaweyn saw its fourth day on Monday. Since the start of the operation on August 5th some 4,000 refugees have been moved. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) which is handling logistics for this operation is relocating some 1,000 refugees a day and expects to finish the operation within a fortnight.

Following the recent outbreak of suspected measles in the Dollo Ado camps, UNHCR and health partners have been carrying out screening and measles vaccination for all children between the ages of six months and 15 years before their transfe