Ethiopia hosts more than 900,000 refugees and is currently working to include refugees in national systems, according to the statement. The center is opened on Friday by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), UNICEF, Vital Events Registration Agency (VERA) and the Agency for Refugees and Returnees Affairs (ARRA). It also provides refugees and local communities access to the internet to be able to seek and secure essential services. The vital events registration system in Ethiopia was launched in October 2017. AMIF provided the funding for all the necessary supplies for vital events registration as well as capacity-building implemented through UNICEF.

Source: News Business Ethiopia June 10, 2019 07:00 UTC