Ethiopian Combat United Nations Concerns 7,000 Refugees Flee to Neighbors November 12, 10:42
In a battle between government forces and ethnic minority forces in Ethiopia in eastern Africa, the United Nations has expressed concern about the further deterioration of humanitarian conditions, saying that 7,000 people have fled to neighboring countries as refugees so far.
The international community has called on Prime Minister Abbey, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, to settle through dialogue, but the fighting is intensifying.
In Ethiopia, on the 4th of this month, the military sector of the ethnic minority Tigre, who is responsible for the northern state government, attacked the base of the government army, while Prime Minister Abbey ordered a counterattack and military action began, so far both soldiers, A total of more than 500 people are reported to have died.
Regarding this, UNHCR = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced on the 11th that "more than 7,000 people became refugees and fled from Ethiopia to neighboring Sudan", "If the fighting continues, the humanitarian situation will worsen. There is a risk that the number of refugees will increase rapidly in the future.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abbey won the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his efforts to end a long-standing conflict with neighboring Eritrea and promote democratization in the country.
AU-African Union Chairman Faki, who makes in African countries, issued a statement calling for an immediate ceasefire and protection of civilians, and expressed his desire to mediate dialogue between the two sides, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres was nervous. Called for relaxation.
However, Prime Minister Abbey is poised to continue the fighting, and there is information that air strikes have been carried out again in the field, and the fighting is intensifying.