UNHCR Ethiopia | Situation of Refugees with Disabilities in Ethiopia | December 2024
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Protection Brief
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English |
This Protection Brief focuses on the situation of refugees with disabilities in Ethiopia. In alignment with the 2024 IDPD theme, "Amplifying the Leadership of Persons with Disabilities for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future," the brief specifically seeks to identify persistent barriers that refugees with disabilities face in accessing protection, solutions, assistance, and equitable access to third-country solutions in Ethiopia. As of September 2024, Ethiopia hosts over 1 million refugees, with more than 16,000 (2%) registered as persons with disabilities. However, the figure is expected to be closer to 15-21% as the global estimates indicate. The number of refugees with recorded disabilities is expected to increase as the verification exercise of the refugee population is expected to commence in early 2025. In 2024, UNHCR Ethiopia advanced disability inclusion through advocacy and data disaggregation by age, gender, and disability, prominently featured in the 2024 Participatory Assessment.
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