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  • A US State Department Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (BPRM), and the US Agency for International Development Donor Mission visited Gambella
    highlight 22 Jan 2015 (9 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees
  • A cross-border raid in Gambella region on Friday, 15 April by armed men said to be from the Murle ethnic group in South Sudan left over 200 people dead, 108 children reportedly kidnapped and dozens of people wounded. The Ethiopian government Disaster Prevention and Food Security Agency (DPFSA) said no South Sudanese refugee was affected by the raid, which was unprecedented as it was well-coordinated and happened at various locations at the same time. Over 21,000 people were reportedly displaced by the raid.
    highlight 21 Apr 2016 (8 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees
  • A joint WFP, UNHCR and ARRA assessment mission conducted orientation training in Gambella for participants of the Joint Assessment Mission (JAM).
    highlight 15 Oct 2014 (9 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees
  • ARRA, UNHCR launch relocation of South Sudanese refugees to new camp

    news UNHCR, 11 May 2015 (8 years ago )
    GAMBELLA, Ethiopia, 11 May 2015 (UNHCR): The Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have launched the relocation of thousands of South Sudanese refugees from flood-prone areas in the Gambella region to a new refugee camp l...
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    Publish date: 24 January 2015 (9 years ago)
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  • Africa’s biggest road race

    news UNHCR, 23 Jan 2015 (9 years ago )
    Gambella, Ethiopia, January 14 - Two dozen South Sudanese refugees were on the run again over the weekend, but not for their lives this time. They were taking part in a five-kilometer fun run in western Ethiopia’s Gambella region to mark the completion of the United Nations Millennium Development Go...
  • After surviving a dash for freedom, South Sudanese just happy to have home

    news Thomson Reuters Foundation, 14 Apr 2014 (10 years ago )
    KULE REFUGEE CAMP, Ethiopia, April 14 (UNHCR) - The ordinary act of cooking sorghum stew comes as a nearly revolutionary blessing for 25-year-old Nyakuor Duer after all she's survived. The South Sudanese woman trekked 22 days on foot, feeding four small children wild leaves and fruit plucked from tr...
  • Aiming for the skies, refugee girl must first finish school

    news UNHCR, 11 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )
    Aiming for the skies, refugee girl must first finish school KULE REFUGEE CAMP, Ethiopia, Feb 11 (UNHCR) – Before the war came and she and her family fled, Nyahok Reath loved watching United Nations aid planes taking off from the airport near her home in South Sudan. The 13-year-old decided sh...
  • Almost 60 million people forced to flee their homes as UNHCR marks World Refugee Day 2015

    news UNHCR, 18 Jun 2015 (8 years ago )
    As the UNHCR prepares to mark World Refugee Day on 20 June, the agency’s report, released today, shows that worldwide displacement from wars, conflict, and persecution is at the highest levels we have recorded, and accelerating fast. UNHCR’s new annual Global Trends report shows a sharp escalation ...
  • Ambassador of Finland visited Pagak entry point and Kule 2 Refugee Camp
    highlight 07 Jul 2014 (9 years ago)
    Ethiopia / South Sudan - Refugees