WFP, UNHCR deliver lifeline food assistance to 25,000 Eritrean refugees in Tigray

Addis Ababa, December 29, 2020 (FBC) – World Food Program (WFP) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in colaboration with Ethiopian Agency for Refugees and Returnees Affairs have distributed month’s worth of food supplies to 25,000 Eritrean refugees in Tigray.

In coordination with Federal authorities, a convoy of 18 trucks delivered nearly 250 metric tons of corn soya blend, grains, pulses and vegetable oil to local humanitarian partners for distribution to 13,000 Eritrean refugees in Mai Ayni camp.

Another nearly 240 metric tons of food were delivered to Adi Harush refugee camp to support 12,170 refugees there. WFP, UNHCR and ARRA provided monitoring support during both distributions.

Distributions began shortly after the food reached the camps, organized by ARRA, with support from WFP and UNHCR.