Bambasi Refugee Camp

Bambasi Refugee Camp is a refugee camp in Ethiopia.

Background

It was established between 2011 and 2012 to host refugees mainly from the neighboring Sudan and South Sudan.[1] Its establishment is a partnership between the Administration for Refugee & Returnee Affairs (ARRA), International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)[2]

Location

It is located in Asosa zone which is in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of north-western Ethiopia.[2]

Demographics and population

According to a UNHCR , 31 January 2022 camp profile, Bambasi Refugee Camp was host to 19,337 refugees and asylum seekers.[3]

Earlier on, according to a November 2020 UNHCR camp profile, the population was 18,296, of these 9147 were male and 9149 were female. The top 3 nationalities were 18,217 (99.57%) Sudanese, 34 (0.19%) South Sudanese and 19 (0.1%) D.R Congolese.[2]

Activities

  1. Education - There is education program in Bambasi Refugee camp as being one of the activities taking place with fundings from UNICEF Ethiopia.[4]
  2. Health - Health concern is a growing demand as health conditions become more reported in Bambasi Refugee Camp.[5]
  3. Skills - Provided soft skills work to support refugees in Bambasi to minimize challenge.

References

  1. ^ "IOM Starts Relocation of Sudanese Refugees to New Camp in Ethiopia". International Organization for Migration. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  2. ^ a b c "Bambasi Camp profile". UNHCR Operational Data Portal (ODP). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  3. ^ "UNHCR Regional Update #28 Ethiopia Emergency Situation, 31 January 2022 – Ethiopia | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  4. ^ Ethiopia, UNICEF (2019-02-06), _MIK2936, retrieved 2023-02-15
  5. ^ "Infections causing blindness in Bambasi camp, Ethiopia". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

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