UNHCR Ethiopia
This is the official page of the UN Refugee Agency operating in Ethiopia
The UN Refugee Agency in Ethiopia operates in Assosa, Dollo Ado, Gambella, Jijiga and Shire.
The food donation by Rosângela Lula da Silva, First Lady of Brazil 🇧🇷 came at a critical time to support who are most in need in , 🇪🇹.
This donation will support:
💙vulnerable children
💛pregnant lactating women
💚elderly people
Muito Obrigado Brasil! 🇧🇷
Embassy of Brazil in Addis Ababa / Embaixada do Brasil em Adis Abeba
The generosity of the people of Ethiopia is an example of continued solidarity with refugees.
This , UNHCR Ethiopia Representative Andrew Mbogori thanks all UNHCR partners in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 for our continued collaboration finding solutions for refugees through inclusion.
From art to music & from a circus to a fashion show…Refugees, UNHCR and partners shared a message of solidarity with over 150 refugees and partners today in .
On , let's celebrate refugees' innovation, talent, and self-reliance!
Today, over 1 million refugees marked , all around the country in Ethiopia.
With football tournaments, fashion shows, art & dancing refugees showcased their skills and talents in Somali & Gambella regions.
UNHCR Ethiopia's Andrew Mbogori is in Kebribeyah refugee site, region, to mark .
From music to performances on GBV, from photo exhibitions to community service awards, refugees showcased their skills & service towards the community.
Refugees need our now more than ever.
On , join us as we celebrate their achievements, reflect on their challenges and advocate for a world where refugees are welcomed.
Delighted to welcome Clemence Caraux, Director of Humanitarian International NGOs in Ethiopia in our office today!
Discussions focused on how UNHCR can work closely with Humanitarian NGOs to better coordinate and streamline its and IDP response in Ethiopia.
Gender-based violence is more prevalent when people are away from their homes and communities.
To prevent and respond to , 48 social workers, healthcare professionals, teachers, legal professionals from NGOs and government received a 4-day training in Bokh, 🇪🇹.
UNHCR and Refugees & Returnees Service - RRS met with donor partners in to discuss challenges in joint refugee response in the country and how best to overcome them.
We thank our partners and the Government of Ethiopia 🇪🇹 for their continuous commitment to refugees.
To enhance public services for internally displaced people in , UNHCR Ethiopia provided Government offices and hospitals- which have been affected by conflict with:
🔹electronic appliances
🔹office furniture
🔹water pumps
🔹generators
🔹refrigerators
🔹motorbikes
Since February 2023, UNHCR Ethiopia & Refugees & Returnees Service - RRS staff have been working to assist +52,000 refugees who fled violence in Somalia.
Thanks to MSBse's support, UNHCR & RRS' office in Bokh 🇪🇹 was inaugurated on April 26 - enhancing our capacity to respond to the needs of refugees.
Did you know?
In region, UNHCR & partners are:
♻️ Promoting refugee income through recycling initiatives
🌳Contributing to 🇪🇹 Green Legacy Project to combat deforestation
🤲Ensuring minimal environmental impact in refugee settlements
On Sweden's National Day, UNHCR is thankful to 🇸🇪 for supporting refugees and IDPs in .
Thanks to your generous contributions, over 52,000 refugees fleeing violence in Laascaanod, Somalia can rebuild their lives in Bokh, region.
Tack för eran generösa stöd!
Happy Constitution Day Denmark!
UNHCR is grateful to the people and Government of Denmark for their generous support of refugees & IDPs in Ethiopia.
Your support helps promote refugees' self-reliance and allows IDPs to return home in dignity.
Our land. Our responsibility. Our future.
On , watch how IKEA Foundation & UNHCR are working with refugees and host communities to restore the environment in Melkadida (Somali).
UNHCR concerned about situation of a group of Sudanese refugees in Amhara region; looking for a solution to avoid further worsening.
🚨 FULL STATEMENT BY UNHCR:
UNHCR concerned about the situation of a group of Sudanese refugees in Amhara region; looking for a solution to avoid further worsening | UNHCR Africa UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is very worried about a group of Sudanese refugees who have now been staying by the side of a road near the Awlala refugee site for more than three weeks. On 1 May, some 1,000 refugees left the site in the Amhara region, in Ethiopia, in protest over concerns regarding s...
Last week, UNHCR directors visited two IDP sites in noting the great collaboration among partners in relocating 5,000 IDPs from the overcrowded Endabaguna site to Mai-Dimu site. Tigray remains in critical need for support, especially for refugee returnees fleeing .
Refugee families belong together! 💙
When escaping conflict, war and persecution, many are torn apart with uncertain futures. Family reunification is an alternative pathway that can bring refugee families back together so that they can .
Along with , we're hosting a delegation of representatives from 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇭🇳🇴🇮🇪 who support solutions for through resettlement and complementary pathways like scholarships or labour mobility.
Today, our directors were in visiting the Gulele Urban Branch Office managed by where over 77,000 urban refugees can come to get registered, receive documents for their newborns, and renew their IDs.
📍The oldest refugee camp in Ethiopia 🇪🇹, Kebribeyah has been hosting over 18,000 refugees for the past 30 years.
UNHCR Ethiopia Representative Andrew Mbogori explains how working closely with Somali Regional State, Refugees & Returnees Service - RRS and partners, we'll trasform it into a settlement with improved integrated services for refugees and host communities alike.
On Day 2 of their visit, donors travelled to Kurmuk Transit Center, at the border with , where for over a year,+21,700 refugees have sought shelter. 13 months later, as resources are wavering at the transit centre, refugees urgently need durable solutions for their future.
Donors also visited Ura site, where UNHCR, & partners will gradually relocate refugees staying at Kurmuk Transit Centre. The new Ura settlement will integrate refugees with their hosts from the start, strengthening local health & education services & infrastructures.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency had the pleasure to host a delegation of donors from 14 different countries visiting Ethiopia! 🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇺🇫🇷🇫🇮🇩🇪🇮🇪🇮🇹🇯🇵🇳🇱🇳🇴🇸🇪🇨🇭🇺🇸 last week.
Delegates travelled from Somali region to the Sudan border to learn how UNHCR works with RRS & partners to assist refugees in 🇪🇹.
Kebribeyah, in the region, is Ethiopia’s oldest refugee camp. Here, over 16,000 refugees have lived together with their hosts for 30 years. UNHCR Ethiopia Representative Andrew Mbogori met with refugee leaders and visited local services accessed by both refugees and hosts.
Mr. Mbogori also met with Kebribeyah’s mayor to renew UNHCR and partners’ commitment to support local authorities in realising the Kebribeyah Roamap, an inclusion plan that seeks to achieve a unified settlement with no parallel service systems over the next 5 years.
UNHCR Ethiopia Representative Andrew Mbogori met with Somali Regjonal State Vice President Ibrahim Ousman Farah in Jijiga, Somali region.
The Representative commended the Somali Regional State for their invaluable assistance to and the Government of🇪🇹's leadership in refugees' inclusion in the region.
Mr Mbogori also met with Refugees & Returnees Service - RRS, UN agencies and NGO partners working on the ground to discuss challenges in the current response and innovative solutions to better assist Somali refugees in the region.
UNHCR Ethiopia came together to discuss the development of its multi year strategy (2025-2029) to better respond, protect, empower and find solutions for those forcibly displaced in Ethiopia.🇪🇹
“Once a UNV, always a UNV at heart”
UNHCR Ethiopia's representative Mr Andrew Mbogori, a former UNV himself, met with Executive Coordinator of UN Volunteers, Mr Toily Kurbanov to enhance their partnership.
In Ethiopia, UN Volunteers serve refugees even in the most remote areas.
No protection from violence to women & girls.
No safe spaces for children.
No cash support.
No mental health support.
What does a funding gap in look like for close to 1 million refugees in 🇪🇹?
Find out in our detailed gap analysis here👇
UNHCR Ethiopia | PROTECTION – Gap Analysis for Refugees | March – 2024 Due to a lack of funds, seven refugee-hosting areas in Ethiopia will no longer be able to provide lifesaving services for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors. Limited access to documentation and registration challenges refugees’ access to basic services and inclusion into national systems. Lack ...
✨Eid Mubarak from the UNHCR Ethiopia team to all who are celebrating🌙
May this joyous day bring you and your family happiness and blessings that fill your heart and home with love and peace!
"I wish to go back and complete my education."
Mohamed, 23, was studying computer science when he was forced to flee his home in Lascaanood, .
More support is needed to make sure like Mohamed can resume their studies in their host countries.
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