More than 23,960 Ethiopian migrants have been repatriated home since April this year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) revealed on Friday. The UN migration agency, in its latest COVID-19 response update for Ethiopia, revealed that between April 1 and August 6, the East African country had received over 23,960 migrant returnees from different countries. According to IOM, some 5,789 of the Ethiopian migrants were returned from Djibouti, 5,639 from Somalia, 5,049 from Sudan, 3,162 from Saudi Arabia, 1,024 from Kuwait, 995 from Kenya, 650 from Lebanon, among others. The IOM also noted that it has registered some 712 new migrant returnees in the last week in Ethiopia. In coordination with Ethiopia’s Disaster Prevention and Food Security Program Coordination Office, the IOM has also provided orientation on COVID-19 preventative measures and provided personal protective equipment to volunteers working in arrival areas for migrant returnees.

Source: Ethiopian News August 08, 2020 03:11 UTC