Ethiopia has a long standing history in hosting refugees. As of 30 June 2018, Ethiopia hosts 923,863 refugees. 445,481 from South Sudan (48.2%), 256,494 from Somalia (27.8%), 169,941 from Eritrea (18.4%), 44,162 Sudan (4.8%), 1,856 from Yemen (0.2%) and 5929 from other countries (0.6%).Most are accommodated in 26 refugee camps with limited services and opportunities, and depend largely on humanitarian assistance.
Ethiopia is one of the first five African countries participating in the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), a set of commitments set out by the UN General Assembly in its 2016 New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, designed to improve ways of protecting people on the move. The Ethiopian government’s refugee agency, the Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs, and UNHCR, have drawn up a plan on how to implement the CRRF’s nine pledges, outlining opportunities and partnerships to be put in place.
UNHCR’s refugee protection activities includes:
Promoting accession to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. In 1999, UNHCR launched a campaign to promote accession to the 1951 Convention that culminated on its 50th anniversary in July 2001 and the Ministerial Meeting of States Parties to the 1951 Convention on 12 and 13 December 2001.
Assisting States to enact or revise national refugee legislation, including administrative instructions and operational guidelines, and to implement national refugee status determination procedures.
Strengthening relevant administrative and judicial institutions, training staff of government and non-governmental agencies, and liaising with relevant human rights bodies.
Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Community Based Protection Officer, the intern will undertake the following:
Assist in operationalising the Community Based Protection Strategy (CBP) through liaising with different stakeholders and supporting field offices.
Assist in establishing relationships with the national community based structure
Assist in establishing community based complaints mechanisms (CBCM) for prevention from sexual exploitation and abuse in Addis Ababa and the field offices as needed.
Assist in reviewing Strategies for prevention and response to SGBV at the field level
Assist in the selection of topics addressed during month Child Protection and Sexual and Gender Based Violence Sub Working Group meeting. Also serve as rapporteur during these meeting
Provide inputs for project proposals.
Perform other duties as required.
Job Requirement
Be a recent graduate holding a Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences or Law.