Dear colleagues,  

Greetings from the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) Ethiopia Country Unit. We hope that you are keeping well, despite the challenging year we have faced in Ethiopia and the wider region. 

 In this first bi-monthly update of 2021, you will find updates on a ReDSS Ethiopia policy brief, IDP strategy and regional policy strategy, the ReDSS 2020 annual report and 2021 priorities, and some useful resources published over the last two months. It also lays out some plans for new work ReDSS will be launching in the first quarter of 2021.   

ReDSS Policy Brief: ReDSS has developed the first policy brief of the year under the title “The Global Compact on Refugees in Ethiopia: Key challenges and opportunities in 2020 and implications for research in 2021”. The policy brief reviews the refugee policy and programming challenges and opportunities in 2020, the key issues in 2021, and highlights potential areas for research in 2021. It can be downloaded here. 

ReDSS 2021-2023 Policy Strategy: ReDSS have now completed and published a 3-part policy strategy available here and will shortly be updating country policy priorities and actions to share with members and partners.  

ReDSS Ethiopia IDP Strategy 2021-2023: ReDSS have completed and published its 10-page strategy on internal displacement in Ethiopia, available here and we look forward to discussing this with members and partners in the coming weeks to move forward priorities. 

ReDSS Ethiopia Annual Review Meeting: In January 2021, ReDSS held its annual review meetings with members at country and regional levels to review and reflect on ReDSS 2020 key achievements and challenges to define ReDSS 2021 areas of focus and priorities. The overall theme for ReDSS in 2021 is to support economic and social inclusion of displacement affected communities. Below is a summary of the agreed themes and specific priorities at country and regional level. 
  
Download the PowerPoint presentations for the ReDSS 2020 regional annual review and Ethiopia annual review meetings. 

CRRF Coordination Meeting in Somali Regional State: The SRS CRRF coordination meeting was held on 28th January 2021 in Kebribeyah city, which was attended by regional government representatives, as well as humanitarian & development partners. The meeting discussed the sectoral plans of four regional bureaus, and implementation progress of different programs and projects implemented by humanitarian and development partners operating in the region. For more information, contact Amin Yusuf at a.yusuf@regionaldss.org.