Refugees & Returnees Service - RRS

26/08/2026

እንኳን ደስ አለን! እንኳን ደስ አላችሁ!

የስደተኞችና ተመላሾች አገልግሎት (ስተአ) መጽሐፍ አሳተመ።

የስደተኞችና ተመላሾች አገልግሎት በታሪኩ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ “የስደተኛ መስተንግዶ በኢትዮጵያ” በሚል ርዕስ የኢትዮጵያን አጠቃላይ ስደተኛ የማስተናገድ ባህልና ታሪክ እንዲሁም ተቋማዊ ጉዞ የሚያሳይ መጽሐፍ አዘጋጅቶ ለሕትመት ማብቃቱን በታላቅ ደስታ ያበስራል።

በሰባት ምዕራፎች የተቀነበበው መጽሐፍ፣ የኢትዮጵያን የረጅም ዘመን የስደተኞች አቀባበል ታሪክ፣ የተቋም አመሠራረትና አሠራር የሚዳስሱ ዋና ዋና ርዕሰ-ጉዳዮችን አካቷል።

በኢትዮጵያ የስደተኞች የሕግ ማዕቀፎች እና የዓለም አቀፍ ለውጦች፣ የስደተኛ መጠለያ ጣቢያዎች አመሠራረት እና ለስደተኞች የሚሰጡ መሠረታዊና ማህበራዊ አገልግሎቶችን የተመለከቱ ርዕሰ-ጉዳዮችም በመጽሐፉ ተዳስሰዋል።

ለስደተኞች የሚቀርቡ የዘላቂ መፍትሔ አማራጮች እና የፖሊሲ አቅጣጫዎች፣ ስደተኞችን ማስተናገድ የሚያስከትላቸው አዎንታዊ እና አሉታዊ ተፅዕኖዎች እንዲሁም ከስደት ወደ ሀገራቸው የሚመለሱ ኢትዮጵያውያን ጉዳይም ተሠንዷል።

በተቋሙ የበላይ አመራር ክትትልና ድጋፍ፣ ከዋና መሥሪያ ቤት በተውጣጡ አዘጋጆች የተጠናቀረው መጽሐፍ፣ በቅርቡ በይፋ ተመርቆ ለአንባቢዎች፣ ለተመራማሪዎች ብሎም ለፖሊሲ አውጪዎች ትልቅ የመረጃ ምንጭ እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል።

በድጋሚ እንኳን ደስ አለን! እንኳን ደስ አላችሁ!

24/08/2026

Best Wishes from the Director General on the Occasion of Mawlid!

22/08/2026

RRS Deputy Director General Bruhtesfa Mulugeta recently hosted a delegation from Burundi who came to witness Ethiopia's experiences and explore areas of cooperation on refugee inclusion and digital identification.

The two sides discussed Ethiopia’s approach to refugee inclusion, with particular emphasis on integrating refugees into national systems and expanding their access to essential services and economic opportunities.

The discussion also focused on the interoperability of the Fayda digital ID system and its potential to facilitate refugee access to identification, employment and financial services.

The visit provided the delegation with the opportunity to see Ethiopia's practical approaches to advancing inclusive refugee policies and digital solutions to strengthen self-reliance and socio-economic integration.
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21/08/2026

The delegation from Afar Regional State has concluded a multi-day learning visit to Jigjiga and Kebribeyah, gathering key insights on integrated service delivery and sustainable refugee management.

The delegation appreciated Kebribeyah’s socio-economic inclusion initiatives for both refugees and host communities, noting its potential to foster long-term social cohesion and mutual co-existence.

Discussions focused on scalable strategies for shared infrastructure, particularly sustainable housing, water supply, healthcare access and vocational training centers.

The delegates have identified practical frameworks that can be tailored to the Afar region, particularly to the local context of Aysaita to streamline regional displacement responses and bolster local resilience.

Moving forward, the delegation is expected to incorporate these lessons into local development strategies in the endeavor to ensure sustainable housing for displaced populations, while supporting the local communities.

Organized by the Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS), alongside the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the technical support of UN-Habitat, this experience-sharing exercise was made possible by the Kingdom of the Netherlands-funded PROSPECTS program—which empowers refugees and host communities toward self-reliance.
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21/08/2026

The delegation from Afar Regional State visited Kebribeyah refugee operation in the Somali regional State to gain first-hand insight into the progress of sustainable human settlement construction for refugees.

During the visit, the delegation had the opportunity to examine Kebribeyah’s evolving experience in refugee socio-economic inclusion and translate relevant spatial, socio-economic lessons into the Aysaita local context.

The ongoing housing construction in Kebribeyah demonstrates how committed Ethiopia is to implementing its 2023 pledge on sustainable human settlements by coordinating partners and relevant actors.

The visit highlighted the importance of coordinated efforts to ensure refugees receive protection and essential services while fostering the resilience and well-being of host communities.

This engagement plays a critical role in connecting decision-makers directly with the realities faced by displaced and host populations, as well as identifying practical opportunities to strengthen the humanitarian-development response.

Alongside the Afar delegation, the visit brought together representatives from regional and local government structures, refugee and host communities and partner organizations.
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19/08/2026

A delegation from the Afar Regional State, particularly from the Aysaita district and town, are in Jigjiga town of the Somali Regional State for a learning visit centered on refugee socio-economic inclusion and sustainable settlement planning.

As a component of the visit, a workshop titled “Technical Framing and Peer Exchange on Advancing Sustainable Human Settlements for Aysaita” was convened in Jigjiga.

The session served as a platform to evaluate how inclusive urban planning and shared service delivery can strengthen social cohesion and economic resilience for both displaced populations and host communities.

The learning visit fundamentally eyes at closely analyzing the evolving experience of Kebribeyah—a pioneer in refugee inclusion within the Somali Regional State, where the findings will be adapted to the local context of Aysaita.

This inter-regional partnership underlines Ethiopia’s broader commitment to sustainable human settlements, building resilient local economies and ensuring lasting self-reliance for refugees and host communities alike.

The exchange has brought together representatives from both regional states, RRS, UNHCR, UN-Habitat and partners to share insights on transitioning from traditional humanitarian aid to long-term, integrated socio-economic development.
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19/08/2026

https://pulseofafrica.info/news/4553

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The first steering committee meeting of the Makatet Roadmap.

Ethiopia has launched the National Steering Committee for its Makatet (Inclusion) Refugee Roadmap, advancing efforts to strengthen refugee inclusion, self-reliance and host-community resilience. The committee, bringing together federal, regional and development partners, approved 2026 priorities and...