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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Dr. Barham Salih visited Norwegian Church Aid Ethiopia's humanitarian response projects in Jewi Refugee Camp on 21 June as part of his Ethiopia mission. There he witnessed how innovative economic inclusion initiatives are creating pathways of hope for refugees who fled conflict in South Sudan.
The High Commissioner was accompanied by UNHCR Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Mr. Mamado Dian, UNHCR Ethiopia representatives, Returnees and Refugees Service Director General Ms. Teyiba Hassen, and the President and Vice President of Gambella Regional State.
The delegation was received and briefed by NCA Ethiopia Country Director Margrethe Volden, refugee rightsholders participating in the projects, and field office project staff.
During the visit, the delegation witnessed firsthand how refugee women, girls, and youth are transforming challenges into opportunities through resilience, creativity, and determination. The delegation also toured NCA's Innovation Livelihood Lab, where soap production, waste recycling, and menstrual hygiene management initiatives are strengthening dignity, livelihoods, and environmental sustainability in displacement-affected communities.
Norwegian Church Aid Ethiopia gratefully acknowledges the continued partnership and support of UNHCR, the Ethiopian Government's Returnees and Refugees Service, and the Gambella Regional State Government, whose commitment to refugee protection and resilience makes this work possible. NCA remains committed to advancing the pillars of refugee economic inclusion: environmental protection and climate resilience, economic inclusion, partnership and coordination, advocacy, and access to basic social services.
“We must invest in solutions. We must support host countries and communities. We must expand access to education, livelihoods, and documentation. And we must ensure that refugees themselves are active partners in shaping the policies and programmes that affect their lives”.
“… Refugees should not be expected to survive on resilience forever, nor should they spend decades waiting in limbo, dependent on humanitarian assistance, with little prospect of a better future.”
“We must invest in solutions. We must support host countries and communities. We must expand access to education, livelihoods, and documentation. And we must ensure that refugees themselves are active partners in shaping the policies and programmes that affect their lives”.
- UNHCR High Commissioner, Dr. Barham Salih in a public statement
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