English By Lisa Schlein Share on Facebook Print this page GENEVA - The United Nations and other agencies are rushing to relocate thousands of refugees camped out along the disputed Sudan-Ethiopia border to safer areas further away.
Tensions along the border region between Sudan and Ethiopia have grown since the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray province started in early November. Since then, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that more than 58,000 Ethiopian refugees have fled for safety across the border into Sudan.
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Lack of food, water and health services are affecting hundreds of thousands of people and leading to a rise in malnutrition and water-borne diseases