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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today received over 1,500 rolls of heavy-duty plastic sheeting from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) that will be used to provide temporary shelter relief to more than 80,000 people displaced by conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.<\/p>\n
IOM will immediately transport and distribute the supplies to people in need across Tigray, where conflict has forced an estimated 1 million people to flee their homes. Many are now sleeping outside or in crowded shelters. The donated shelter supplies include sleeping mats, blankets, and basic household items including kitchen sets with pots, pans, and cooking utensils.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the past five months, the United States has been working tirelessly with our Ethiopian and international partners to provide emergency assistance to the 4.5 million Ethiopians affected by the crisis in Tigray,\u201d US Ambassador to Ethiopia Geeta Pasi told IOM Chief of Mission Maureen Achieng and Commissioner Mitiku from Ethiopia\u2019s National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) at a warehouse in Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n
\u201cUSAID\u2019s airlift of durable plastic sheeting is on top of the already USD 305 million of humanitarian aid.\u201d<\/p>\n
IOM\u2019s Achieng applauded the contribution.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe generosity of the United States as demonstrated through the emergency shelter materials for the displaced men, women and children of Tigray comes at a moment of dire need,\u201d she said. \u201cIt will ensure that even as we work on lasting solutions to the displacement, the affected IDPs can still live lives of safety and dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n
The latest relief supplies are part of the United States, IOM, United Nations, and international humanitarian organizations\u2019 broader contribution to help people in Tigray. More than 60 per cent of the USD 500 million in international humanitarian assistance to Tigray has come from the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Africa-Press-Ethiopia The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today received over 1,500 rolls of heavy-duty plastic sheeting from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) that will be used to provide temporary shelter relief to more than 80,000 people displaced by conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. IOM will immediately transport and distribute the supplies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":4332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[241],"class_list":["post-4331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press-ethiopia"],"yoast_head":"\n