国际英语资讯:ICRC calls for swift humanitarian support to displaced Ethiopians from inter-communal confli
<p><span word="ADDIS">ADDIS</span> <span word="ABABA">ABABA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> (<span word="ICRC">ICRC</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="swift">swift</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="communal">communal</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="migration">migration</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="some">some</span> 970,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Gedeo">Gedeo</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Guji">Guji</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="Oromia">Oromia</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ICRC">ICRC</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="insufficient">insufficient</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Schools">Schools</span>, <span word="factories">factories</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="courthouses">courthouses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="communal">communal</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gedeo">Gedeo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Guji">Guji</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ICRC">ICRC</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="blankets">blankets</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mats">mats</span>. <span word="Kochere">Kochere</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gedeo">Gedeo</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="from">from</span> 130,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 230,000, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ICRC">ICRC</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="influx">influx</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="insecurity">insecurity</span>. <span word="Hospitals">Hospitals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clinics">clinics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ICRC">ICRC</span>.</p>
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