Tigray Crisis - Emergency Assistance (Sudan) - UNHCR 2020

November 2020 - Due to the military confrontations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region thousands of refugees have crossed the border to seek refuge in Sudan. UNHCR and other humanitarian partners have issued an interagency response plan to provide lifesaving protection and humanitarian assistance support to the incoming refugees from Ethiopia. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) provides international protection and assistance to the world’s refugees stateless persons asylum seekers and in some instances internally displaced persons. The UNHCR searches for lasting solutions to their situations. With the support of GAC and other donors the project provides lifesaving humanitarian assistance and international protection to refugees from Ethiopia in Sudan. Project activities include: (1) providing shelter clothing and other essential non-food items; (2) providing adequate water sanitation and health services including in reproductive health; (3) providing opportunities for education and livelihoods support; (4) providing protection including against sexual and gender-based violence child protection and working with governments to register asylum seekers and refugees and help issue identity documents; (5) working with governments to support refugee self-reliance and forge peaceful relations between refugees and local citizens; and (6) expanding opportunities for durable solutions for people of concern.

The expected outcome for this project is improved access to assistance and protection services for refugees internally displaced persons and those who are stateless in order to meet their basic human needs and restore their livelihoods. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.