The unjilrling display of mass flow of reji/gees from the neighbouring countries including Somaliarndesperately requiring protection has been met with all equally legitimate concern of states to tender tornthe socio - economic and security concern of the public. The international legal frame work has thusrnrecognized for the protection of refugees by also allowing states to make reservation in accordancernwith their interest on those rights under the convention, where in Ethiopia the reji/gee proclamationrnprovides for the protection of their rights with the exception on those regardingfreedom of movement,rnright to work and self-reliance, and the right to education. In this study, the Kebribeyah camp foundrnin the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia consists of refugees, where the restriction of such rights haverncreated a negative impact on the physical, social and economic condition on those living inrnprotracted situations and particularly on women and girls who are vulnerable groups consisting ofrnthe majority of reji/gees in the camp and who are also bearing the social responsibility to tender tornthe day to day living needs of their families, to be victims of various violations.There fore it was crucial to examine, assess and evaluate the positive and negative effects of thernsituations of refugees particularly on those women / girls living in protracted situations it the camp,rnthe nexus between such effects and the policy options, take lessons to similar reji/gee settlements withrnthe ultimate goal of studying the possible means of enhancing the protection scheme in upholding thernrights of such refugees by reconciling their interests with that of the localsrnIn order to achieve the objectives, both primary and secondary sources were used Primary sourcesrninclude primary international and national legal legislations as well as policy documents. Othersrninclude data obtained from formal and informal survey procedure which includes interview, focusrngroup discussions, open ended questionnaires etc. Secondary source of the research include literaturernreview of writings of prominent scholars and data collected from secondary sources.rnThe lack of in concordance between the current realities of the situation of refugees in protractedrnsituations and the legal framework both at the international and national level has led slIch reji/geesrnparticularly that of women to live in situations detrimental to their physical ,social and economicrnwell being. The findings of the research show that despite the fact that some positive results have beenrnobtained in providing basic assistance and protection to reji/gees in the areas offood, education andrnhealth services, many of those women and girls have been victimized by the reji/gees them selves andthe locals resulting in the various violations of their moral ,physical and social well being and otherrnfundamental rights because of their low living standards caused by the cumulative effects ofrnrestrictions on their rights particularly freedom of movement, education, right to self - reliance andrnwork opportunities. Some of the challenges faced those women / girls refugees include Poverty, Rape,rnDomestic violence, SGBV, caused by the refugees who are in distress and also those populations thatrnprey on their vulnerabihty due to the absence adequate legal protection, variousÂ· violations of theirrnrights in irregular secondary movements, the limitations in the access to courts and also the negativernimpacts in the maintenance of effective education for such reji/gees. This has thus necessitated thernadoption of a more comprehensive legal frame work both at the national and international level thatrnis directed in the protection of the rights of refugees in protracted situations in the camp as suggestedrnby this research. The limitations or restrictions should be made to exclude rejilgees living inrnprotracted reji/gees for more than fived years. Such actions should also be met with a synergeticrnframework at the international and national level where the assistance provided to reji/gees by therninternational community goes beyond providing basic assistance and goes towards providingrndevelopment assistance, legal migration opportunities to reji/gees to third countries. The developmentrnassistance provided to reji/gees should also be made to include the local populations in kind ofrnproviding training, market opportunities tv local products and those activities that are within thernlimits and prospects of the country 's programs which will have a tremendous impact in the eventualrnremoval of legitima:e concern of the state towards refugees regarding their negative. impact in thernsocio- economic life of the public. The time legal period of five years also provides for the protectionrnof refi/gees in protracted situations while at the same time allowing the state to have the appropriaterntime and spae in removing threats to national security and order.