PUBLIC NOTICE
Date 23/October/2026
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia wishes to inform the general public as follows.
It has come to our attention that there has been several incidents / occurrences of people in town masquerading as Humanitarian staff and purporting to be issuing out tenders for goods and services on behalf of UNHCR, and asking unsuspecting members of the public to either buy tender documents at a fee or deposit some amount of money in a fake bank account supposedly for UNHCR in order to be positively favoured and awarded the contract.
We therefore wish to inform the general public that these unscrupulous people do not represent or work for UNHCR; that UNHCR does not sell its tender documents, nor does it ask any company or business entity to purchase its tender documents or pay any money to UNHCR upfront. UNHCR tender documents are FREE OF CHARGE and open to any legally established business entities either registered with the government of Ethiopia or based globally. When UNHCR launches a tender for goods or services, it is openly advertised in the local news papers and loaded onto the UN Global website from where companies can register and access the tender documents for FREE.
Based on the above therefore, UNHCR advises the public to take note and be careful about people selling fake tender documents. UNHCR does not take any responsibility for any such occurrences and or loses thereof. The public is advised to report such incidents to the national security offices (police and others) for assistance. Any entity / company interested in doing business with UNHCR legally is advised either to contact UNHCR Offices directly or follow the guidance provided in the tender notice periodically published in the local newspapers and online on UN Websites / platforms.
