PROCLAMATION NO. 1110 -2019 REFUGEES PROCLAMATION
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WHEREAS, Ethiopia is providing asylum and protection to refugees and promoting the search for
durable solutions whenever conditions permit;
WHEREAS, Ethiopia has ratified International Treaties relating to Refugees
and make integral part of the law of the land ; and is party to the OAU
Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, done in Addis
Ababa;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to have a comprehensive legal framework, in accordance with
international standards, that contains rights and entitlements embodied in the aforesaid
International Conventions, provides better protection to refugees and promotes sustainable
solutions;
WHEREAS, the existing Refugee Proclamation No. 409/2004 is not painstaking and
does not reflect the current overall developments and progresses made in refugee
protection, it has become necessary to enact a new Refugees Proclamation to
improve, within available means, comprehensive protection and assistance to
refugees;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(1) of the Constitution of the Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby Proclaimed as follows.
Thank you Abrishe