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Ethiopia: UNHCR Operational Update, May 2023

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In May, Ethiopia hosted 916,436 refugees, mainly from South Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea. Over 80% are women and children, including a significant number of minors without parents or caregivers.

The UNHCR-led Regional Refugee Response Plan for the Sudan emergency was launched, appealing for US$ 470 M to respond to the needs of over 1 M people who fled the conflict in Sudan. Ethiopia’s requirements for the next six months stand at $87.6 M.

UNHCR signed an MoU with the Somali regional state & RRS to facilitate integration of Kebribeyah refugee camp and its over 16,000 Somali refugee population into Kebribeyah town.