Enhanced Protection and Solutions for Refugees through Inclusion in Ethiopia’s National Digital ID Program

Refugees in Ethiopia are being integrated into the country’s digital ID system, through the issuance of a lifelong unique digital identification number by the National ID Programme (NIDP), a project of the Ethiopian government supported by UNHCR and the World Bank1, resulting in verifiable refugee ID credentials being issued to those entitled to them by the Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS). The initiative leverages innovative solutions, such as the PRIMES Interoperability Gateway (PING), developed with support of the PROSPECTS partnership, which enables two-way inter-operability and safe, secure and efficient data sharing. This case study supersedes an earlier version published in 2025.