"REFUGEES"

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

As the numbers of people fleeing Ethiopia’s Tigray region for eastern Sudan now exceed 40,000, The UN reufgee agency said it was working to get enough assistance to women, children and men in great need. UNHCR

The United Nations expressed alarm on Tuesday about the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where a communications blackout is making it hard to assess and cope with what is thought to be a growing humanitarian emergency. UNTV CH

Adopting 10 resolutions on cooperation with regional groups, General Assembly fills subsidiary body vacancies, re-elects High Commissioner for Refugees.

Adopting 10 resolutions on cooperation with regional groups, General Assembly fills subsidiary body vacancies, re-elects High Commissioner for Refugees.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, airlifted 95 tonnes of emergency supplies to Liberia to support Ivorian refugees who have fled conflict in Cote d’Ivoire. Clashes between opposition and pro-government supporters in Côte d’Ivoire’s Central and West-Central regions have left at least 85 people dead and hundreds injured. UNHCR

Afghanistan is facing spiraling levels of food insecurity and malnutrition due to the triple threat of conflict, COVID-19 and the effects of climate change. WFP

A worsening crisis in northern Ethiopia where ongoing clashes between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigray regional forces are driving thousands of people to flee into Sudan. UNHCR

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has evacuated on Thursday (19 Nov) a group of 79 vulnerable asylum-seekers out of Libya to safety in Rwanda. UNHCR

The World Food Programme (WFP) said it was bracing for a potential full scale humanitarian crisis as thousands of people seek refugee in eastern Sudan due to the ongoing fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. WFP