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To the Indigenous Communities of Gambella, Ethiopia— the Anuak, Nuer, Majang, Komo, and Opo. I speak to you today with respect, humility, and deep understanding of the burden you have carried for more than a decade. For the past 11 to 12 years, Gambella has opened its land and its heart to South Sudanese refugees fleeing conflict and violence in Upper Nile. This generosity has not been easy. The flow of refugees has seemed unending, and at a time when Ethiopia itself is facing serious political,