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Ethiopia Bi-monthly Update: August 2021

Dear colleagues,    

Greetings from the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) Ethiopia Country Unit. We hope that you are keeping well. In this update, you will find information on ReDSS support to local authorities in Somali Regional State, new capacity development tools available on our website, upcoming research seminars and durable solutions training, and recent publications which may be of interest.   
Archives are available here
Research and Analysis

Somali Studies International Association (SSIA) 2021 Congress, 2-4 July 2021: The SSIA, founded in 1978, holds a Congress every three years to promote the generation and sharing of knowledge and understanding of Somalis, their history and their geographies. As part of the 14th Congress which was held in Jigjiga, ReDSS research consultant Alemu Asfaw presented a paper on Forced Displacement in the Somali Region of Ethiopia: A review of the evidence. You can find here the presentation of this paper, and the congress plans to publish a Scientific Journal with the full papers presented by the end of 2021. 

Forced Displacement Researchers Meeting: Since 2019, the ReDSS Ethiopia research team has worked to promote a common research agenda related to forced displacement in Ethiopia. To this end, a meeting with research core group members was held on the 29th of July 2021 to discuss developments regarding researches related to forced displacement and refugees in Ethiopia. ReDSS also discussed with UNHCR Ethiopia on developments regarding formalizing the Ethiopian Academic Network on Forced Displacement.   
Capacity Development
ReDSS support to capacity development of local authorities in Somali Regional State: In partnership with UNHCR and with the support of the EU Trust Fund, ReDSS procured and officially handed over furniture and materials to equip the training halls of local authorities in Awbare and Kebribayah woredas on 17th and 18th August 2021, respectively. The materials will be used to help strengthen the coordination and capacities of CRR structures in both locations to achieve locally lead solutions. The handover took place in the presence of key line offices and other Comprehensive Refugee Response (CRR) partners, including the Agency for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA), Mercy Corps, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Danish Refugee Council (DRC), and Development and Inter-Church Aid Commission (DICAC).  For more information on ReDSS capacity development activities in Somali Region, contact Guled Mohamud (g.ali@regionaldss.org).  
Updated  ReDSS capacity development tools: ReDSS has updated our capacity development webpage to include additional information and resources on current training tools, as well as a calendar of events for future training. A durable solutions toolkit library of useful tools for programming practitioners has also been developed, while training tools from ReDSS Ethiopia durable solutions induction and solutions mainstreaming sessions have also been added to our website for members and partners to access. Further trainings will be organized to utilize these tools, but in the meantime, we encourage you to check them out for yourselves. 
Coordination
ReDSS Ethiopia Mid-Year Review Meeting: ReDSS Ethiopia country unit held a mid-year review meeting with members on 15th July 2021. The meeting aimed at reviewing the success and challenges of the first half of the year, as well as to agree on the priorities and opportunities for collaboration during the second half of the year. You can find here the presentation from the mid-year review meeting which includes ReDSS planned activities over the remainder of the year.  
Upcoming Events and Staffing Updates
Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State Forced Displacement Seminar: ReDSS and Assosa University will co-host a seminar on forced displacement on 30th August 2021 in Assosa. The seminar will be the third in a series of seminars focused on sharing research and evidence from refugee-hosting regions to inform programming and policy within the Ethiopia refugee response. Click here to access resources from earlier seminars in this series. For more information, contact Netsanet Teklehaymanot (n.mulat@regionaldss.org).  
Durable Solutions induction session, 16th September 2021, 9:00-11:30 am EAT: ReDSS Ethiopia will provide an online durable solutions induction focused on the ‘what’. The session will cover key concepts and principles of durable solutions, legal and normative foundations, ways of measuring progress towards solutions, as well as linkages between durable solutions & resilience, protection & self-reliance. A follow-up training focused on the ‘how’ of mainstreaming solutions throughout programming is also planned for early October 2021. Click here to register for the durable solutions induction, and for more information contact Mahlet Kinfe (m.hadgu@regionaldss.org).  
Recent Publications and Useful Resources

COVID-19 Related Resources  

Other Resources  
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