On Thursday, Ethiopia's parliament adopted amendments to the national refugee law. The new policy also allows refugees to participate in the national health care system and legally register life events such as births and marriages. "The passage of this historic law represents a significant milestone in Ethiopia's long history of welcoming and hosting refugees from across the region for decades . According to the press release, Ethiopia hosts more than 900,000 refugees from South Sudan, Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen and Syria. According to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the pact provided a platform for "humane, sensible, mutually beneficial action" on migration.

Source: Ethiopian News January 18, 2019 14:48 UTC