ADDIS ABABA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has hailed Ethiopia for boosting refugees' and asylum seekers' access to basic services through an initiative that includes them in the national digital identification system.
The initiative, which is currently in its pilot stage, is rolled out in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa with the issuance of digital refugee ID cards that feature a unique identification number called "Fayda." It envisages facilitating refugees' and asylum seekers' access to basic services such as telecom, finance and other services, the UNHCR said in a statement issued late Thursday.
