251 Government generally cooperates with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other humanitarian organisations in assisting refugees and returning citizens. The ARRA distributes food provided by the World Food programme (WFP). At times, there are delays with the food, causing scarcity and hunger among refugees. During such times, refugees have to fend for themselves. Both international and local NGOs support income generating activities like tailoring, bamboo handcrafting, bee keeping, gardening. They also offer peace-building programmes to support government in assisting the refugees. At Sherkole Refugee Camp in Benishangul-Gumuz Province, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides water, schools and voluntary testing services for HIV/AIDS. The Rehabilitation and Development Organisation (RADO) provides physical rehabilitation, mine risk education, and assists disabled refugees. The Natural Resource Development and Environment Protection (NRDEP) programme also assists in environment protection through reforestation. 252 At refugee camp health centres, one doctor is usually assisted by several nurses and laboratory technicians. These health officials prescribe medication although medicine is never readily available. 253 Like other Ethiopian children, the refugees are offered free primary education from Grade 1 to Grade 8. However, they have to travel to nearby regional capital towns for secondary and tertiary educational facilities. Undoubtedly, refugees need a secondary school for their children’s further education. Internally Displaced Persons 254 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated there were approximately 200,000 IDPs in the country, including an estimated 62,000 in the Tigray Region, 44,700 in the Gambella Region, 30,000 in the Borena area of the Oromiya Region, and 50,000 on the border of the Oromiya and Somali regions21. 255 The CRM was informed that conflict between government and insurgent forces in the Ogaden area of the Somali Region resulted in the displacement of thousands of people. Clashes between different clans, often over competition for scarce resources or from disputes over territorial boundaries, caused displaced persons and resulted in deaths and injuries. Apart from clan clashes, other causes of displacement include drought and flooding. 256 However inadequate, government has responded to the disaster of displacement 21 US Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Ethiopia, February 2009, available on http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/af/119001.htm. - 116 -