East Africa: UNHCR Insists On Access to Eritrean Refugees in Tigray As Concerns Grow

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East Africa: UNHCR Insists On Access to Eritrean Refugees in Tigray As Concerns Grow

[RFI] The UN-run camps housing Eritrean refugees in the northern region of Tigray, Ethiopia have run out of food as of Monday, and the UN refugee agency is urgently calling for the federal authorities in Ethiopia to allow access to get food and supplies in.

Source: allAfrica.com

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