The proposal was submitted by Arlington, Virginia-based Ethiopian Community Development Council, one of nine refugee resettlement agencies nationwide. State Department officials did not have a comment by press time. Tsehaye Teferra, president of ECDC, told Wausau Pilot & Review that he is confident the plan will be approved by federal officials. State refugee agencies receive funds from the Office of Refugee Resettlement to contract with service providers to work directly with refugees. A fact sheet by UNHCR USA lays out the refugee resettlement process in the United States.

Source: Ethiopian News July 20, 2021 21:11 UTC