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All Refugees
572,664
Households*
81,793
Last updated 05 Sep 2016
* Household data may be unavailable for some locations.
Source - UNHCR, Government, SRCS, Government of Uganda, RIMS

   All Refugees by sublocation

Location name Source Data date Population
Addis Ababa UNHCR, Government 31 Jul 2016
  0.2% 		1,271
Benishangul-Gumuz UNHCR, Government, SRCS, Government of Uganda, RIMS 31 Jul 2016
  8.5% 		48,437
Gambela UNHCR, Government, SRCS 5 Sep 2016
  47.2% 		269,853
Somali UNHCR 31 Jul 2016
  44.1% 		252,100

   All Refugees by Origin

Country of origin Source Data date Population
Dem. Rep. of the Congo UNHCR, Government, SRCS, Government of Uganda, RIMS 31 Aug 2016
  0.2% 		1,003
Somalia UNHCR, Government, SRCS, Government of Uganda, RIMS 31 Jul 2016
  50.6% 		289,717
South Sudan UNHCR, Government, SRCS, Government of Uganda, RIMS 5 Sep 2016
  49.2% 		281,944

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      News

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    UNHCR deplores violence in Gambella, applauds Ethiopia’s continued protection of refugees

    UNHCR, 26 Apr 2016

    Addis Ababa, Tuesday 26th April 2016 UNHCR deplores violence in Gambella, applauds Ethiopia’s continued protection of refugees UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned about the recent violent incidents in and around Gambella town, western Ethiopia, and is calling for calm in this difficul... Read more

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    Aiming for the skies, refugee girl must first finish school

    UNHCR, 11 Feb 2016

    Aiming for the skies, refugee girl must first finish school KULE REFUGEE CAMP, Ethiopia, Feb 11 (UNHCR) – Before the war came and she and her family fled, Nyahok Reath loved watching United Nations aid planes taking off from the airport near her home in South Sudan. The 13-year-old decided sh... Read more

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    Do not risk your lives, Grandi tells Eritrean refugees

    UNHCR, 04 Feb 2016

    SHIRE, Ethiopia, Feb 2 (UNHCR) – Improving conditions for refugees in camps and expanding programmes for legal pathways outside Ethiopia were both key to reducing the numbers who attempt perilous journeys to reach safety, Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said as he met Eritrean... Read more

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    UNHCR awards Somali refugees who won regional art competition

    UNHCR, 24 Dec 2015

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 24 (UNHCR)-At a brief ceremony held here earlier this week, the UNHCR Representative in Ethiopia, Mrs. Clementine Nkweta-Salami, awarded prizes to three talented Somali refugees who won a regional art competition under the theme ‘Home’, reflecting on ‘Durable Solution... Read more

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    UNHCR initiated an innovative pilot project, the IDEAS BOX, in Dollo Ado

    UNHCR, 18 Dec 2015

    In Dollo Ado, UNHCR initiated an innovative pilot project, the IDEAS BOX, a multi-media library, for Somali refugee children and youth. The project is implemented by Save the Children and Libraries without Borders, in coordination with UNHCR Innovations Unit in Geneva. Facilitated by the governmen... Read more

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       Ethiopia

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    Addis Ababa
    Languages
    am
    Population
    90,076,012
    Area
    1,000,000 km2
    GDP
    61,537,143,095 USD
    GDP growth
    9.61%
    Income level
    Low income
    Gini index
    29.8
    Currency
    ETB
    Literacy rate
    N/A

      Highlights

    Mr. Per Heggenes, CEO of IKEA Foundation, visited the five Dollo Ado refugee camps for the periodic programme review of projects funded by his Foundation.
    10 Sep 2015
    Mr. Per Heggenes, CEO of IKEA Foundation, visited the five Dollo Ado refugee camps for the periodic programme review of projects funded by his Foundation.
    10 Sep 2015
    Mr. Per Heggenes, CEO of IKEA Foundation, visited the five Dollo Ado refugee camps for the periodic programme review of projects funded by his Foundation.
    10 Sep 2015
    IKEA Foundation donates €38 million to UNHCR for refugees and heavily stretched host communities in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.
    08 Jul 2015
    IKEA Foundation donates €38 million to UNHCR for refugees and heavily stretched host communities in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.
    08 Jul 2015
    IKEA Foundation donates €38 million to UNHCR for refugees and heavily stretched host communities in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.
    08 Jul 2015
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