UNHCR experts sent to remote Ethiopian area to help 18,000 Somalis

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UNHCR experts sent to remote Ethiopian area to help 18,000 Somalis

www.unhcr.org, 23 Aug 2011

URL: http://www.unhcr.org/4e53b6069.html
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 23 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has sent a team of experts in several disciplines to a remote area of eastern Ethiopia where some 18,000 Somali refugees are in urgent need of aid after fleeing their country.

The UNHCR team sent to Gode includes specialists in health, nutrition, protection, field coordination and registration. They have been deployed in coordination with the Ethiopian government, other agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGO) as part of a response to the influx at Gode.