UN prepared for a massive influx of refugees due to an armed conflict that may escalate in the civil war, in African Ethiopia, reports Reuters .
The organization believes that 200 thousand people may arrive in Sudan to flee the fighting. They will flee to Sudan. It is noted that initially the UN was preparing for 20 thousand refugees, but their number grew rapidly.
In addition, UNICEF fears that an outbreak of the disease may occur among refugees. This is due to the fact that adults and children are in poor sanitary conditions.
In Ethiopia, a conflict broke out between the government and rebels from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray. As a result of the fighting, hundreds of people have died, and thousands more are fleeing the country. Both sides ignore calls for a ceasefire.
The fighting takes place in the Tigray region in the north of the country, controlled by the Popular Front. The organization, which has been part of the ruling parliamentary coalition for the past 30 years, has been striving for the independence of the region. President Abiy Ahmed, who has been in power since 2018, has announced his intention to take control of the entire territory of Ethiopia.