Hundreds of Somali refugees in southern Ethiopia’s Dollo Ado region have been relocated from an overcrowded transit centre to a new camp, Bur Amino. The Camp was opened on 30 Nov. 2011 and became the fifth one in the Dollo Ado region. The first group of some 400 refugees has been moved by bus from the transit centre to Bur Amino, 26 kilometres away. On arrival, the visibly relieved refugees underwent health and nutrition screening before being shown to their tents and given hot meals.

Refugee population in Ethiopia\'s Dollo Ado passes the 140,000 mark.

5 days ToT Heath Information System workshop will be held from 21st May in Nazarat, and all health and nutrition agencies were coordinated and submitted their participants list; total 19 participants includes 6 ARRA staff.

A total of 600 new arrivals was received at the Dollo Ado Reception Centre during the last week. However in the last 2 days the average was of 174 per day.

Start of the holy month of Ramadan sees dramatic decrease in new Somali arrivals to Ethiopia's Dollo Ado.

IKEA Foundation donates €38 million to UNHCR for refugees and heavily stretched host communities in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.

The Crude Mortality Rate in Kobe camp has dropped to 0.4/10,000/day, while in Hilaweyn the Crude Mortality Rate is 1.2/10,000/day slightly up from 1.0 the previous week. (Dollo Ado, Ethiopia)

The CMR in all camps is finally below emergency threshold of 1/10,000/day. More specifically, this week the CMR calculated from grave counting was 0.3/10,000/day in Kobe and 0.4/10,000/day in Hilaweyn. (Dollo Ado, Ethiopia)

An average of 178 refugees arrived every day from the beginning of the month, up to Saturday 11 Nov. If this trend is sustained, a total of over 5,300 individuals can be expected by the end of this month alone, which would make November the second highest month in 2011 in terms of new arrivals.

Dollo Ado camps are currently preparing for Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. The sixteen days in question, Nov 25th to Dec 10th each year, encompass International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, International Human Rights Day, Universal Children’s Day and World AIDS Day. The campaign will use a variety of activities, including sport, music, drama, coffee ceremonies and community discussions. The key message selected by partners for Dollo Ado is \'Peace in the Home, is Peace in the Community. We can end violence against women.