Inspired choices by @antonioguterres to help @BarhamSalih lead @Refugees - Tressa, Anton and Edem bring drive to protect, aid & find solutions for those forced to flee with deep dedication, diverse & vast experience just when UNHCR and the UN need it most. A dynamite team!
UNHCR, together with @UNFPAEthiopia and coordinated by @UNDSS, donated essential office items to @EthiopianPolice University in Sendafa to strengthen collaboration with security authorities and support protection efforts for displaced communities in Ethiopia.
Hosted @SchranerBurgen1, Swiss candidate vying for UN High Commissioner for Refugees. We discussed 🇪🇹’s key priorities & expectations from the would-be High Commissioner, where she acknowledged the budget challenge in the refugee response & vowed to push for fair burden sharing.
With over 350,000 #refugees, Gambella is the biggest refugee hosting region in #Ethiopia.
From Jewi camp, UNHCR Representative @andrewMbogori thanks donors for their crucial support and calls for further efforts to advance refugees' inclusion and self-reliance.
Hosted @mamadou_dbalde & discussed the current situation of refugees in 🇪🇹. We identified basic services are in a critical situation & the standard of humanitarian service is @ stake. We also discussed access to Natl ID, Machine-Readable Travel Docs & resettlement opportunities.
An exciting scene to behold as I visited Aftit site today, where Sudanese refugees are sheltered. Visible display of solutions from the start in health, education and WaSH. Peaceful coexistence btn refugees and host. My biggest surprise was uninterrupted travel from Gonda-Matema.
A series of workshops on MAKATET (ማካተት) ROADMAP is bringing diverse stakeholders to enhance refugee protection. With its focus on durable solutions, MAKATET shows 🇪🇹’s dedication to its pledges. Actors from all walks of life need to step up efforts to match those commitments.
On my way to Mekelle, 460km from Semera after a fruitful monitoring field visit to Aysaita refugee camp. Had lunch at DANKALIYA restaurant operated by a refugee association. Economic empowerment, water, education & health are top priorities for both refugees & IDPs. 👌
I am in Uganda: the country hosting the most refugees in Africa.
Every month 10,000 new refugees arrive here, escaping violence in neighbouring DR Congo and now Sudan.
Uganda’s refugee policies are generous but public services are overstretched. A collective response is needed.
Distance is not a barrier when it comes to refugee protection. On World Humanitarian Day, I am on the road to Bokh to serve the displaced population. It takes a big heart to be a humanitarian, so let's protect them to better serve humanity. #ActForHumanity