Humanitarian organizations call for swift action to support displaced Ethiopians – Xinhua

ADDIS ABABA, July 13 (Xinhua) – Various international humanitarian organizations have called for swift action to support IDPs in Ethiopia, mainly because of intercommunal clashes in recent months.

Migration (IOM) is the latest international body to express its concern on Friday, stating that more than 800,000 displaced people are living without proper shelter and sanitation in Ethiopia.

According to the IOM, the situation has led to "a deterioration in humanitarian aid, aggravated by the cold and wet weather caused by the rainy season."

Clashes last month between communities along the border of two Ethiopian regions, the Region of Nations, Nationalities and Peoples of the South (SNNPR) and Oromia, hundreds of thousands of people flee their homes.

According to data collected through the IOM's Travel Tracking Matrix (DTM), there were already 1.7 million p According to the IOM statement, thousands of people are crowded into overcrowded and unsuitable collective centers. Human habitation.

Others sleep outside on dirt floors with nothing more than a tarpaulin to protect them from the cold and rain, and cooking over open fire in cluttered buildings, poor hygiene conditions and the cold all contribute to the deterioration of the environment, according to the release

. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that new measures to bring unity and reconciliation under the leadership of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiyi were announced Thursday by the Red Cross (ICRC ). Ahmed sparked a lot of enthusiasm, the impact of intercommunity tensions represents a challenge for the new leadership. [19659002] Nearly 1 million people are displaced and in need of urgent help, especially during this rainy season, added the UN Secretary General. helping those affected by the escalation of inter-communal violence in Ethiopia.

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"This crisis is completely out of the international community and the consequences of this neglect could be disastrous," said Hanafieh. "If humanitarian badistance is not scaled up quickly, people will be exposed to malnutrition and epidemics, especially in the rainy season."