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578 Eritrean Refugees
Arrive at Shegerab Refugee Camp
Department of Information and Culture
Eritrean People’s Party
March 19, 2009
Sources of Eritrean People’s Party said 578
Eritreans arrived in Shegerab refugee camp, in Sudan between March 18
and 23, 2009. The number of Eritrean refugees who sought political
asylum in Shegerab refugee camp since January of this year has reached
5718.
The table below shows the age and gender
distribution of the new arrivals.
|
Age |
Both Genders |
Male Total |
Female Total |
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|
|
|
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0-5 |
47 |
28 |
19 |
|
5-18 |
134 |
80 |
54 |
|
18 & above |
397 |
320 |
77 |
|
Total |
578 |
428 (74%) |
150 (26%) |
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