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Internal Displacement
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Viewpoint: Public Health consequences of violence and inter-generational trauma
By Sosena Kebede, MD, MPH Addis Abeba, August 11/2020 – Trauma is pervasive in many societies and it has intergenerational health implications. Trauma is not a phenomenon that is solely experienced by people in war zones, torture chambers and natural disasters, or isolated to the experience of physical and sexual …
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Analysis: The impact of Covid-19 on the Somali Region: the case of forced migrants
By Abdirahman Ahmed @AbdiraxmanSocy Addis Abeba, August 07/2020 – The Somali Region is a perfect laboratory for migration and migrants: a source, destination and transit for various types of migrants coming from varying locations for various purposes. Somali region hosts the largest number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia. …
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News: IOM appeals for US$77.6 m to help more than 1.2 m internally displaced Ethiopians
Addis Abeba, March 14/2020 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), launched an appeal yesterday for USD77.6 million to provide humanitarian assistance to more than 1.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, host community members and migrants in Ethiopia. “The East African [state] faces some of the most complex migration …