📋 Tender Overview
Eritrean refugees in two camps in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia received a months worth of food supplies through a joint distribution by the United Nations World Food Programme WFP the United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR and Ethiopias Agency for Refugees and Returnee Affairs ARRA.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 13000 Eritrean refugees in Mai Ayni camp. Another nearly 240 metric tons of food were delivered to Adi Harush refugee camp to support 12170 refugees there. WFP UNHCR and ARRA provided monitoring support during both distributions.UNHCRs Representative in Ethiopia Ann Encontre said Families women men childreneven new-borns have been cut off from supplies and essential services for many weeks so this distribution was urgently needed. Thanks to the smooth partnership with ARRA and WFP we were able to provide this aid. We now need to ensure that the same can be done for the remaining camps as well as re-establish critical protection services and ensure basic needs like shelter access to medical care and schools as quickly as possible. Every day every hour counts. I am confident that UNHCR will be able to resume its full mandate in the camps very soon.WFP Representative and Country Director in Ethiopia Steven Were Omamo said I am pleased we were able to replenish food supplies for refugees who last received two months worth of food in mid-October. Refugees in these camps depend on WFP food assistance for survival and maintaining a consistent supply is a lifeline.Distributions began shortly after the food reached the camps organized by ARRA with support from WFP and UNHCR. They were completed on 23 December 2020.
