Nearly 540,000 displaced in Benishangul Gumuz; 1.4 m people in SNNPR need assistance; & 51,000 secondary displacement in Wellega, Oromia: UN
- Ref
- OHRM-2021-0223
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Wollega
August 18/2021 – More than 538,000 people are displaced in Benishangul Gumuz regional state, while nearly 1.4 million people across 16 zones and 6 special Woredas of the the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region (SNNPR) are in need of humanitarian assistance; and in East and West Wellega zones of Oromia regional state, there are more than 51,000 secondary displaced persons, as new displacements continue to be reported, according to the UNOCHA’s latest bi-weekly Humanitarian Bulletin.
Source: Addis Standard, "News: Nearly 540,000 displaced in Benishangul Gumuz; 1.4 m people in SNNPR need assistance; & 51,000 secondary displacement in Wellega, Oromia: UN", published 2021-08-18. https://addisstandard.com/news-nearly-540000-displaced-in-benishangul-gumuz-1-4-m-people-in-snnpr-need-assistance-51000-secondary-displacement-in-wellega-oromia-un/