UN refugee agency relocates over 1,000 Somali refugees in Ethiopia

STORY: UN refugee agency relocates over 1,000 Somali refugees in Ethiopia DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:16 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Somali refugees STORYLINE: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Tuesday that it has begun relocation of newly arrived Somali refugees in Ethiopia who fled recurring clashes between security forces and clan leaders in Las Anod in northern Somalia, with 1,036 of the most vulnerable people transferred from border areas to a new settlement over the past three days. The UN refugee agency said thousands of people have arrived in the Somali region of Ethiopia seeking safety since clashes started in mid-February. As of last week, 91,000 people had been registered by Ethiopia's Refugees and Returnees Service with the UNHCR's support, and refugees still continue to arrive, fleeing ongoing violence in their home country, the UNHCR said. "Most are women, children, and older people. Among them are more tha