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No.02 | February 2017
On this issue
• IOM to Build Transitional Shelters
for South Sudanese Refugees in
Gambella, Ethiopia
• IOM Trains Ethiopian Officials to Aid
Displaced with Cash Transfers in
Gambella
• Over 4,800 South Sudanese
Refugees Moved to New Camp in
Gambella, Ethiopia
• IOM and UNICEF Conduct
Emergency Response Training for
Ethiopian Red Cross Society and
Regional Government Officials
IOM Ethiopia
2016 in Review
Transitional shelters for South Sudanese Refugees in Gambella, Ethiopia @IOM 2017/ NOEL-HILL Teddy
IOM to Build Transitional Shelters for South Sudanese
Refugees in Gambella, Ethiopia
Later this month, IOM will begin building the first transitional shelters for South
Sudanese refugees in Gambella region, Ethiopia. The nearly 900 transitional shelters will
be built in the new Nguenyyiel camp, which opened in September 2016, to
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accommodate roughly 4,400 people.
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The camp currently hosts 27,620 refugees who fled South Sudan due to a conflict which
Over 4,800 South Sudanese
shows no signs of ending soon. Transitional shelters represent a significant upgrade from Refugees Moved to New Camp in
Gambella, Ethiopia
the more basic emergency shelters currently being used by refugees in the camp, which
On February 9 IOM transported 816 South
are mostly covered by plastic sheeting that makes the interiors unbearably hot during
Sudanese refugees from the Pagak entry
the current dry season. Read more
point on the South Sudan-Ethiopia border
to the new Nguenyyiel refugee camp in
Gambella Region, Ethiopia, bringing the
total number of refugees moved since the
beginning of 2017 to 4,833. Read here
IOM and UNICEF Conduct
Emergency Response Training for
Ethiopian Red Cross Society and
Regional Government Officials
As part of its efforts in strengthening the
capacities of its implementing partners to
prepare and respond to humanitarian crisis
across Ethiopia, IOM partnered with
UNICEF to organize a training for Ethiopian
Red Cross Society (ERCS) branch staff
members and regional government
officials. Read here
Delegates discuss the merits and pitfalls of cash aid @ IOM 2017/Miriam Mutalu
IOM Trains Ethiopian Officials to Aid Displaced with Cash
Transfers in Gambella
Failed Eastern Dreams:
A testimony of Ethiopian
Returnees from Yemen
IOM has delivered a training course to Ethiopian government officials from the Gambella
region on how to use cash transfers as an innovative way to address the needs of
internally displaced persons (IDPs). Staff from UN agencies and NGOs operating in
Gambella also took part.
The training explored how cash, vouchers and local markets can form the basis of a fresh
approach to providing for the diverse needs of IDPs in Gambella. Key topics included the
different types of cash transfers that can be used, as well as the importance of sharing
information. While cash transfers have already been used to assist IDPs in other parts of
Ethiopia, the training marks the start of cash transfer activities in Gambella. Read More
IOM SLO Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Communication group | [email protected]
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