Return of 2,400 Somali refugees leads to closing of third camp in Ethiopia
The voluntary return of more than 2,400 Somali refugees last week brings to more than 50,000 the number of voluntary repatriations last year and leads to the closing of a third refugee camp in Ethiopia.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Jan. 2 (UNHCR) - The repatriation of thousands of Somali refugees from Ethiopia has continued at a steady pace, reflecting a more stable situation in parts of the east African country and leading to the closing of three of eight refugee camps.
Two convoys last week repatriated 2,412 people from Ethiopia's Daror camp to north-west Somalia, bringing the total number of refugees who returned home in 2001 to 50,216. The latest returnees received a nine-month food ration, plastic sheeting and blankets to help them restart their lives.
The Daror complex, which includes health clinics, schools, water systems and generators, and which once hosted 50,000 refugees, will be handed over by UNHCR to the local community.
Earlier last year, Teferiber and Dawarnaji camps were also closed.
Another estimated 67,000 Somalis who fled following the outbreak of widespread civil war a decade ago remain in five other camps in Ethiopia. More than half are expected to return home by June, but some 30,000 others from southern Somalia cannot be repatriated because the security situation in that part of the country remains unstable.
Related news and stories
Thousands of newly arrived Somali refugees in Ethiopia relocated to new settlement
Samira's Story
Drought brings life-threatening food shortages for refugees in Ethiopia
100,000 new Somali refugees arrive in Ethiopia in the past month, UN and partners are calling for urgent funding
UNHCR teams and partners rush assistance to some 100,000 newly arrived Somali refugees in hard-to-reach area of Ethiopia
As the Horn of Africa drought enters a sixth failed rainy season, UNHCR calls for urgent assistance
-
Workbook: Modules 01-07
11 Oct 2021 Foundation Topics Learner Workbook on SOGIESC Training Modules 01-07 -
Workbook: Modules 08-09
11 Oct 2021 Foundation Topics Learner Workbook on SOGIESC Training Modules 08-09 -
Workbook: Modules 10-12
11 Oct 2021 Foundation Topics Learner Workbook on SOGIESC Training Modules 10-12 -
Training Aide: Guidance on Gender-Inclusive Communication
11 Oct 2021 Guidance intended to support UNHCR and IOM offices and programs in producing gender-inclusive internal and external communication. -
Training Aide: IOM SOGIESC Glossary of Terms
11 Oct 2021 The language used to describe SOGIESC varies greatly across the world and is dependent on such factors as location, language, age and cultural references. However, there are some terms commonly used within the international context. These terms, as well as less common terms useful to our understanding of SOGIESC, are included here. -
Training Aide: IOM SOGIESC Poster
11 Oct 2021 Visual poster with definitions of sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). -
Training Aide: Numbered Table Cards
11 Oct 2021 Numbered Group Table Cards for Learners -
Training Aide: Trans Poster
11 Oct 2021 Poster explaining umbrella terms: trans, transgender, gender diverse and gender non-conforming. -
Economic Community West African States
11 Oct 2021