Sudanese in Olala in Ethiopia… The hypocrisy of the international community – beyond the news – ✍️ Muhammad Wadaa
*Murders, rapes, kidnappings, armed robberies, intimidation and threats against Sudanese in Olala,*
*Ethiopia refuses to provide relief and protection to refugees and refuses their return to Sudan*
*The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is powerless in the face of the genocide to which refugees are victims*
*Ethiopian forces besieged thousands of Sudanese in the Olala forest and prevented communication between the media and Sudanese volunteers*.
*A crocodile attacks a group of Sudanese refugees in one of the swamps where they were going to fetch drinking water*
Reports of fainting have occurred among Sudanese refugees in the Olala forest in Ethiopia's Amhara region after fleeing a camp allocated to them by Ethiopian authorities. The situation worsened after some of them went on hunger strike to protest their conditions. Since last May, more than 6,000 Sudanese refugees have found themselves stuck in one of the forests while returning to Sudan on foot. Since last Friday, refugees have started a hunger strike to protest against the deterioration of their situation. conditions and exhaustion of food and medicine. The Sudanese Refugee Coordination in Amhara Region said that after the eighth day of the sit-in, two of the sit-ins entered a fainting state, and a statement issued by the Refugee Coordination Committee. called on international organizations to save the lives of stranded refugees. The statement said no party intervened to provide aid and their lives were under threat. The statement also called on international organizations to urgently intervene to evacuate them from the state. from Ethiopia.
The Sudanese refugees had decided to return to Sudan after their security conditions deteriorated in the Ethiopian town of Olala due to their exposure to looting and attacks by Ethiopian citizens and Ethiopian militias. The coordination of Sudanese refugees stranded in the forests of Ethiopia denied this decision. existence of any coordination regarding families and individuals detained in the Olala forests, whether with local authorities or international organizations, the coordination confirmed in a statement – seen by Al-Taghyeer – that local authorities work and try to repatriate them. dangerous camps, emphasizing their refusal to return there, and in response to a statement issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Ethiopia) regarding the conditions of Sudanese refugees stranded in the Olala forests, said the coordination since more than 29 days. The suffering of Sudanese refugees inside the forest has passed without any sign of solution. The coordination statement explains that the number of refugees affected by security and food exceeds 6,000 refugees, not 1,000 refugees as indicated in the Commission's statement, and that the security situation is poor. poor There is still danger in the camps from which they left due to the continued military activity between regional forces, the federal army and the militias, in addition to murders, rapes, kidnappings, robberies armed force, intimidation and threats. to which they are exposed by unknown armed elements. The statement said the lack of food remains a major challenge, noting that thanks to the efforts of some Sudanese, some financial assistance has arrived, which has helped provide food and health products. but they are not enough for everyone. The statement calls on UNHCR not to compromise the lives of refugees in order to obtain shelter, food and medical services in exchange for their return, stressing that they must not return to the area which exposes them to attacks armies. and daily intimidation. The coordination renewed its demands for UNHCR to play its role instead of questioning the number of refugees and reducing the severity of the situation through data, as this will not absolve it of responsibility for care and the provision of legal protection, accommodation services and food. The statement stressed that any delay in responding to the crisis will result in a humanitarian catastrophe, indicating the onset of the crisis and linking this to the incident of a crocodile attack on a group of Sudanese refugees in one of the swamps. where they went to fetch drinking water, and the statement said the food crisis had worsened to the point that refugees had to leave the rest of the food for children, numbering 2,135, and pregnant and lactating women, including the number reached 327. women and the elderly.
The United Nations, Western countries and organizations are mourning the situation of internally displaced people in Sudan and demanding daily the opening of humanitarian corridors to provide them with relief. It is a word of truth with which I mean a lie. cheap blackmail. Thousands of Sudanese are at risk of death due to lack of food and medicine, and they are attacked and abused daily in Olala, Ethiopia, and the international community does not need government permission. Sudan to relieve them and protect them from attacks by Ethiopian militias. Did he do anything for them? In violation of international laws, Ethiopia refused to return them to their country after they decided to do so. Ethiopian forces surrounded them in the Olala forest and prevented media and Sudanese volunteers from communicating with them. the rapid support militia under the auspices of the International Red Cross instead of relief, so the Sudanese are still there. In Chad, people are starving and suffering from illnesses due to lack of medicine and food.
The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs must formally request the United Nations, as part of the voluntary return program, to put pressure on Ethiopia to allow refugees trapped in Ethiopia to return to its country, and for Ethiopia lifts the siege on them and allows Sudanese volunteers and the media to reach them.
June 3, 2024 AD
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