ADDIS ABABA, June 14 (NNN-ENA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said, its facing a critical funding gap to meet the needs of refugees in Ethiopia.
A monthly fact sheet published by UNHCR said, it has only received 55.1 million U.S. dollars out of the total 298.5 million U.S. dollars required to meet the basic nutritional needs, as well as the education, health and accommodation needs of refugees in Ethiopia.
As of May 31, UNHCR registered 763,827 refugees and asylum seekers, most of whom are housed in refugee camps in six regional states.
Ethiopia currently hosts the second largest refugee population in Africa, next to Uganda. Refugees in Ethiopia primarily come from Eritrea, South Sudan, Somalia and Sudan, according to figures from the government.
Conflict and drought in neighbouring countries continue to force people to seek refuge in Ethiopia, which has a long tradition of hosting refugees.
Ethiopia has also in recent years hosted an increasing number of refugees fleeing conflicts in Yemen and Syria.– NNN-ENA
