On Tuesday, the Sudanese ambassador to Addis Ababa, Al-Zein Ibrahim, discussed the conditions of Sudanese refugees in the Olala and Komer camps in the Amhara region in northern Ethiopia.
This came during a meeting held with Andrew Ambuguri, the country representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Ethiopia, in the presence of the UNHCR’s protection officer.
Ambassador Ibrahim, who led a delegation from the Sudanese embassy in Addis Ababa, to discuss the conditions of Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia, held a lengthy meeting via video conference with the UNHCR field representative supervising the Olala and Komer camps in the Amhara region, about the conditions of Sudanese refugees in the Olala and Komer camps. In terms of security, shelter, food and medicine.
During the meeting, Ambassador Al-Zein conveyed to the representatives of the High Commission the decision of the Sudanese Emergency Committee, headed by the Minister of Finance, to respond to the desire of Sudanese refugees who wish to voluntarily return to their homeland, and to discuss the necessary arrangements for this step.
The Humanitarian Emergency Committee in Sudan held its meeting in late June, headed by Dr. Jibril Ibrahim, Minister of Finance, and reviewed the situation of Sudanese refugees in the Ethiopian Amhara region bordering Sudan, who are located in the Olala and Comer camps and the surrounding area.
The committee welcomed the announcement by some refugees of their desire to voluntarily return to Sudan as soon as possible.
The committee confirmed that it will work in coordination with the Ethiopian government and competent organizations to visit Sudanese refugees in the Olala and Comer camps.