Updates

SITUATION AT A GLANCE 3.3 MILLION Number of IDPs in Ethiopia IOM – May 2024 1.1 MILLION Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Ethiopia UNHCR – September 2024 21.4 MILLION People in Need of Humanitarian...

In September 2024, a total of 28,127 movements were observed across the six flow monitoring points (FMPs) in Ethiopia. This represents a 23.5% decrease in daily average movements in comparison with...

This month, UNHCR called for the need to protect Eritrean asylum seekers in Ethiopia. In a press release shared in November, we warned of the steady influx of asylum seekers from Eritrea arriving in...

In Numbers 2.6 million people assisted USD 0.4 million cash-based transfers provided 24,200 mt of food distributed USD 364 million six months (Nov 2024 – Apr 2025) net funding requirements ...

Following the outbreak of armed conflict in Sudan on 15 April 2023, Ethiopia is receiving thousands of forcibly displaced people at various points of entry along the land border between Sudan and...

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OVERVIEW UNHCR Field Office Gende-Wuha was established in June 2023, following the war that erupted in Sudan in April 2023 and caused people to flee, with some entering Ethiopia through the Metema...

Context & Highlight Ethiopia is the third largest refugee hosting country in Africa, home to over 1M refugees and asylum seekers—mainly from South Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea. Following the outbreak...

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The humanitarian need in Ethiopia is critically high and complex, particularly in the conflict-hit Amhara and Oromia regions as well as Tigray and South Ethiopia regions. Severe food insecurity,...

Atrocity Alert is a weekly publication by the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect highlighting situations where populations are at risk of, or are enduring, mass atrocity crimes. TWO...

In August 2024, a total of 37,995 movements were observed across the six flow monitoring points (FMPs) in Ethiopia. This represents an 11% decrease in daily average movements in comparison with July...

In Numbers 2.8 million people assisted USD 0.3 million cash-based transfers provided 28,200 MT of food distributed USD 346 million six months (Oct 2024 – Mar 2025) net funding requirements ...

This month, our Protection team published a Brief highlighting the significant challenges in birth registration for refugees and asylum-seekers in Ethiopia. The brief recommends scaling up...

Context Following the outbreak of armed conflict in Sudan on 15 April 2023, Ethiopian migrants living in Sudan as well as Ethiopian refugees registered is Sudan are forcibly returning to their...

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HIGHLIGHTS June to September (JJAS) Review: Lake Victoria levels were the highest ever recorded in May 2024. As this water flowed into the White Nile it has led to significant flooding in the Sudd,...

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September at a glance Vital Trends In September, ACLED records 152 political violence events and 738 reported fatalities in Ethiopia. Battles and violence against civilians were the two most common...