Ethopia: UN agency warns of ‘severe risks’ as most refugee children in Ethiopia remain unregistered

Addis Abeba – The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned that only 12 percent of the 576,000 refugee children in Ethiopia have been registered in the country’s vital registration system, leaving the majority exposed to “severe protection risks and potential statelessness.”

“The lack of proper documentation severely limits access to essential services and legal protection for these vulnerable children,” UNHCR stated in its latest situational report, noting that the majority of refugee children…