Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, tops the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Shortlist
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is one of the nominees in the Henrik Urdal’s 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Shortlist for his unprecedented political reform in […]
UNHCR
VIDEO ― UNHCR chief praises Ethiopia’s innovative approach to refugees
“What has developed here is a unique approach to self-reliance of refugees where the government of Ethiopia has been extremely open to new approaches,” said […]
UNHCR welcomes Ethiopia law granting more rights to refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes Ethiopia’s historic new refugee law which will now allow refugees to obtain work permits, access primary education, obtain drivers’ […]
VIDEO: Innovative investment transforms lives in Ethiopia
A pioneering partnership with IKEA Foundation turns a parched desert into valuable agricultural land for refugees and locals in Ethiopia’s remote Somali region. By Vania Barbara […]
UNHCR Ethiopia provides lifesaving assistance to internally displaced people in Gedeo and West Guji
UN agencies, including UNHCR, and other nongovernmental organizations are responding to the crisis in coordination with the National Disaster Risk Management Commission by jointly developing […]
UNHCR Donates four Haemodialysis Machines to St. Paul’s Hospital (SPHMMC)
ADDIS ABABA (ReliefWeb)–UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has donated four haemodialysis machines to St.Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC), as part of the agency’s effort […]
Ethiopia embarks on ambitious roadmap to further the protection of refugees
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (UNHCR)―The Government of Ethiopia today formally launched the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), effectively paving the way for the implementation of the […]
More than One Million Children Have Fled Escalating Violence in South Sudan
JUBA/GENEVA/NAIROBI/NEW YORK (Joint Press Release)–More than one million children have now fled South Sudan where escalating conflict is ravaging the country, UNICEF and UNHCR, the […]
Hungry and Desperate, Thousands of Somalis Trek to Ethiopia: UNHCR
Menaced by Al Shabab militants and a worsening drought, thousands of Somalis are abandoning the land to seek refuge in neighboring Ethiopia. By Diana Diaz […]