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Emergency Demobilization and Reintegration Project
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| The Environmental and Social Assessment Project will assist the government of Ethiopia to demobilize, reinsert, and reintegrate 133,000 veterans; rehabilitate 17,000 disabled veterans through the provision of medical services; reallocate public resources to priority social and infrastructure investments by reducing defense expenditures; and support to macro-economic stability. |
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| In general, the emergency rehabilitation interventions are not expected to cause unintended or negative social and economic impacts. They instead are expected to have added economic and social values for the beneficiaries and the local communities. The war-affected Internally displaced People (IDPs) in Tigray have moved to neighboring woredas and no social problems were observed as a result of the displacement. However, where the woredas and tabias have moved to, had limited social services, and economic opportunities before displacement, and the displacement has increased the burden on the host community. Similarly, in Afar, the livestock owners have moved to other woredas and/or kebels within same woredas which are relatively landmine free. Deportees are concentrating in urban centers of Tigray, Afar and Amhara Regions. They have been well integrated with the communities sharing the scarce social services and economic opportunities in the respective urban centers. The Emergency Recovery Program (ERP) interventions do not involve involuntary settlement of beneficiaries. The plan is that the IDPs in both regions will eventually return to their origins and continue their usual productive economic lives. There could still be some problems associated with the landmines, especially in some of the woredas and tabias, and this calls for speeding up of the de-mining process. In addition, IDPs displaced from the disputable areas may face a problem to return and the peace and reconciliation program will be also encouraged for the IDPs to return to their origins in the disputable areas. |
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| For more information, please visit the Projects website. |
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