World News in Brief: Ethiopians flee to Kenya amidst renewed conflict, new head of UN’s food programme, UN mission in Somalia concludes

That’s according to the UN migration agency, IOM .

Forces from the Somali and Oromia regions in Southern Ethiopia have been fighting for over two decades over boundary demarcations and resources, with recent escalations since last week sparking a new wave of displacement.

Amongst those who fled, nearly 11,000 have sought sanctuary within the large compound of the Oriental Mission Church (OMC), a prominent Korean-American Christian organisation based in Los Angeles, which does missionary and humanitarian work in Kenya, said IOM.

Community support

The remaining 25,600 people are being hosted by communities along the border.

IOM is working with the Kenyan government and the UN refugee agency, UNHCR , to collect and manage displacement data, as well as assess humanitarian needs.

So far it has identified needs for water and sanitation, shelter and essential household…