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ETHIOPIA / SOMALI REFUGEES RELOCATION
STORY: ETHIOPIA / SOMALI REFUGEES RELOCATION
TRT: 04:16
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: NATS
DATELINE: 07 APRIL 2023, LASCANOOD / MIRQAAN, BOKH DISTRICT, ETHIOPIA
07 APRIL 2023, LASCANOOD, ETHIOPIA
1. Various shots, Somali refugees waiting to board bus
2. Med shot, refugees standing next to luggage
3. Wide shot, luggage and refugees in queue
4. Various shots, IOM officials registering refugees
5. Various shots, IOM officials working on laptop
6. Med shot, refugees waiting to be registered
7. Various shots, people standing near luggage
8. Wide shot, refugees near building and luggage
9. Close up, luggage
10. Wide shot, men near bus and luggage near tree
11. Various shots, Hugues Bissot, UN Refugee Agency addressing refugees
12. Med shot, refugees waiting to board buses
13. Various shots, man packing luggage
14. Various shots, refugees putting luggage in bus
15. Close up, man boarding bus
16. Various shots, children in bus
17. Close up, Hinda Mahdi, Somali refugee
18. Close up, Hinda bottle-feeding baby
19. Med shot, women near bus
20. Close up, man giving refugees biscuits
21. Wide shot, men putting luggage on bus
22. Wide shot, men loading bus
23. Wide shot, bus leaving
24. Various shots, bus leaving and refugees looking through window
25. Close up, baby’s feet
26. Med shot, refugees in moving bus
27. Med shot, bus moving through path
07 APRIL 2023, MIRQAAN, BOKH DISTRICT, ETHIOPIA
28. Med shot, refugees getting off bus
29. Med shot, Hinda and her family getting off bus
30. Wide shot, bus families getting off bus
31. Various shots, refugees arriving in Mirqaan
32. Various shots, UNHCR branded tents in relocation site
33. Med shot, luggage next to tent
Somali refugees escaping conflict at home are relocated to a new site, located in Ethiopia’s Mirqaan, Bokh district about 50 kms from the border, the move is being organized by Ethiopia’s Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS), with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and partners.
The relocation of newly arrived refugees fleeing clashes in Somalia’s Lascanood city from border areas has begun, with 1,036 of the most vulnerable people transferred over the past three days.
Transportation to the new site, located in Mirqaan, Bokh district, some 50 kms from the border, is being organized by Ethiopia’s Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS), with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and partners. Upon arrival, refugee families are biometrically registered and provided with a tent and other basic relief items to set up a new home.
Ethiopia’s Government has generously allocated 400 hectares where refugees can settle and access existing services, such as health, water, and education. UNHCR continues to engage local authorities and leaders to assess gaps in basic services so support benefits both refugees and Ethiopians.
Since clashes started in mid-February thousands of people have arrived in the Somali region of Ethiopia seeking safety. As of last week, 91,000 people had been registered by RRS with UNHCR’s support.
Refugees continue to arrive fleeing ongoing violence in their home country.
Most are women, children, and the elderly. Among them are more than 3,400 unaccompanied and separated children and adolescents. They have told UNHCR harrowing stories of how they became separated when clashes began and have since been unable to re-establish contact with their families or guardians.
While many refugees are being hosted by Ethiopian families in their homes, others who crossed into Ethiopia remain in overcrowded shelters or are sleeping outdoors and require urgent assistance. The establishment of the Mirqaan site will respond to these ever-increasing needs and facilitate the provision of assistance, including shelter, core relief items, food, and water, to those without ties with the community.
Existing services in the nearby town will be strengthened to serve both refugees and host communities. Those who wish to remain within host communities will be supported through targeted assistance.
Last month, UNHCR with humanitarian partners, launched an inter-agency emergency refugee response plan of US$116 million for an immediate response to the critical needs faced by refugees and host communities in this area.
Ethiopia has welcomed refugees for decades and currently hosts nearly 990,000 refugees from neighbouring countries, like South Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, and Sudan.
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