Ethiopia: Information on the situation of homeless children and street children, especially in Addis Ababa and on any governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide assistance to these children
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ETH22577.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia: Information on the situation of homeless children and street children, especially in Addis Ababa and on any governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide assistance to these children, 1 February 1996, ETH22577.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac8548.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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According to Xinhua there are 100,000 street children in Ethiopia, approximately 20,000 of whom are in Addis Ababa (15 Dec. 1995). An earlier Inter Press Service report put the number of street children in Addis Ababa at 50,000, and 100,000 in the country overall (21 July 1994).
The 20 June 1994 Xinhua report describes an Ethiopian NGO that works with street children, while the 4 June 1995 Xinhua report provides information on a recently opened medical clinic.
For information on this subject, please consult the attachments.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Inter Press Service (IPS). 21 July 1994. Yohannes Ruphael. "Ethiopia Children: Little Hope for the Homeless." (NEXIS)
The Xinhua News Agency. 15 December 1995. "Street Children Week in Ethiopia." (NEXIS)
_____. 20 July 1995. "Feature: Make Street Children Self-Supportive." (NEXIS)
_____. 4 June 1995. "Free Children Clinic Inaugurated in Addis Ababa." (NEXIS)
Attachments
The Dallas Morning News. 30 October 1994. Donatella Lorch. "Ethiopia Teetering on Edge; Poverty, Famine, Dissent Threaten to Shatter Democratic Rule." (NEXIS)
Inter Press Service (IPS). 3 December 1994. Ruphael Yohannes. "Ethiopia Children: Whither Shoeshine Boys?" (NEXIS)
_____. 21 July 1994. Yohannes Ruphael. "Ethiopia Children: Little Hope for the Homeless." (NEXIS)
The Xinhua News Agency. 15 December 1995. "Street Children Week in Ethiopia." (NEXIS)
_____. 22 September 1995. "UNICEF Representative on Solution of Street Children in Africa." (NEXIS)
_____. 20 July 1995. "Feature: Make Street Children Self-Supportive." (NEXIS)
_____. 4 June 1995. "Free Children Clinic Inaugurated in Addis Ababa." (NEXIS)
_____. 4 May 1995. "Ethiopia to Formulate Policy on Street Children." (NEXIS)
