At World Humanitarian Summit, leaders must take ‘bold decisions’ for real change - UN

MSF to pull out of World Humanitarian Summit.

Une délégation du HCR et du Gouvernement en visite au Libéria pour stimuler le retour des refugiés ivoirens au Pays EN SAVOIR

On 25 April, UK Sec.of State for Int.Development - Justine Greening visited Kakuma, accompanied by Turkana County Governor Nanok & UNHCR Rep. Raouf Mazou

One in four primary schools in the conflict-hit country - around 500 - are not functioning and a third of school-age children are not going to school (UNICEF)

Une école primaire sur quatre en RCA - environ 500 - ne fonctionnent pas et un tiers des enfants en âge scolaire ne fréquentent pas l'école (UNICEF)

UNHCR Gambella took part in inter-agency assessment mission to areas affected by the cross-border raid of 15 April by gunmen which left over 200 people killed and over 21,000 displaced. The mission visited Lare Woreda on 21 April.

Following the road accident in Jewi camp and the violent incidents, UNHCR and other humanitarian workers were forced to withdraw from Jewi, Kule and Tierkidi refugee camps while contact with refugees was done through remote monitoring. Area Security Management Team (ASMT) meetings were held to discuss the insecurity during which appropriate measures were taken including restrictions on movement of UN and other humanitarian agencies.

UNHCR and other humanitarian workers, vehicles, and offices in Gambella were targeted for attacks on Saturday, 23 April following a road accident in Jewi refugee camp on 21 April which claimed lives of two refugee children. The accident, involving a hired bus of a private contractor and which was driven by an Ethiopian national, subsequently sparked off reprisal killings in the camp leading to loss of 10 lives. The violence spilled over to Gambella town where some people were also killed. An angry mob targeted UN and other humanitarian agencies in Gambella town and also attempted to attack Jewi refugee camp but was prevented from doing so by the Ethiopian Defence Force. The violent security incidents affected service delivery in the camps.

From interviews conducted by UNHCR on 27 April, refugees in Jewi camp expressed deep regret over the violence in their camp on 21 April and assured that it will never happen again. The camp leadership noted that no road accident had occurred in the camp before since it was established about a year ago and blamed the recent violence in the camp as the work of “criminals in their midst”.