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ADDIS ABABA, July 23 (Xinhua) – At least 1 million people, the majority of whom are women and children, need urgent humanitarian badistance following the recent inter-communal conflict in Ethiopia, revealed Monday. humanitarian agencies.
International Non-Governmental Organizations Point out that Displaced Communities in the Gedeo Southeast Zone of Ethiopia and the West Guji Area in the Greater Oromia Region of Ethiopia "Face Significant Gaps in access to basic services. "They need food, shelter, water and psychosocial support, and help agencies warn that without an increase in the number of children. The situation of displaced persons is likely to deteriorate further ", statement read.
In their joint statement, eight international aid agencies that include CARE International, Plan International, Save the Children and World Vision also revealed their call "for shouting urgent humanitarian aid to nearly 1 million people" who fled their homes as a result of intercommunal violence along the border of the two regional states of E Ethiopia. " 19659002 "Given the enormity of the scale and severity of humanitarian needs," Samuel Wood, Save the Children's humanitarian director in Ethiopia
Noting the prolonged drought that has seriously eroded the resilience of communities in Ethiopia in recent years, as well as the lack of resources to ensure an effective response.The statement also outlines the different challenges that affect the response to the humanitarian needs of displaced persons.
Aid agencies, which acknowledged the ongoing peace and reconciliation efforts of the Ethiopian government, further called on the government "to accelerate the resolution of conflict between communities in the affected areas and facilitate the Central Emergency Response Fund". United Nations Emergency (CERF) has also released US $ 15 million to urgently increase humanitarian badistance to people affected by the escalation of intercommunal violence in Ethiopia.
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