WCY Minister visits displaced community members in Omo zone

Addis Ababa, October 18, 2020 (FBC) –Minister of Women, Children and Youth Filsan Abdullahi has visited community members displaced in Omo zone, SNNP regional state.

More than 62,000 people were displaced in Dasenech woreda because of the overflow of the Omo River.

The Minister, along with other local officials, artists and members of the diaspora community, visited the situation of the displaced community members.

After the visit, she urged all Ethiopians to nurture values of solidarity in good and bad times.

She further stressed the need to sustainably rehabilitate the displaced communities besides providing temporary emergency humanitarian support.

The artists and members of the diaspora community for their part called on all Ethiopians to provide support to the community.