Addis Ababa November 18,2016 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have signed today a Letter of Understanding (LoU) and a joint plan of action to further strengthen their partnership in responding to the needs of refugees and host communities in Ethiopia.
The agreement signed outlines key areas of collaboration in child protection, education, health and nutrition, as well as water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
It was signed by Clementine Nkweta-Salami and Gillian Mellsop, representatives of the two agencies to Ethiopia, according to a press release of UNHCR.
The agencies have agreed to work together in accelerating their joint refugee response in terms of technical assistance, visibility, advocacy resource mobilization and supply management, the statement said.
The collaboration will also have a strong focus on identifying risks and ensuring that contingency planning and preparedness measures are in place, it was indicated.
Salami said on the occasion the agreement will further cement the partnership of UNICEF and UNHCR and help advance their respective mandates in Ethiopia.
Gillian Mellsop pointed out that the decision to have this agreement with UNHCR stems from “our wish to formalize the complementarily of our work and ensure that we are jointly delivering results for children.”
“Together, we will intensify our efforts to address the issues of refugees and host communities who need our protection and support”, she said.
Currently, Ethiopia hosts 783,340 refugees, 58.3 per cent of whom are children under 18 years of age, including 38,502 unaccompanied and separated children, it was learned. Read more here
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