Eko Hot Blog reports that The Federal Government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have advised countries and other international partners to address the plight of about 110 million refugees across the world.
The Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, who spoke yesterday in Abuja on the plight of refugees, also said Nigeria currently hosts over 90,000 regi stered refugees.
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The NCFRMI chief, who said majority of the refugees in Nigeria are from Cameroon and 33 other countries, spoke during a road walk to commemorate World Refugee Day with the theme: Hope Away from Home.
She assured refugees that the Federal Government would continue to implement policies that would ensure their safety.
Suleiman-Ibrahim said: “We have over 90,000 refugees in Nigeria right now. But this figure changes every single day. The refugees are from about 34 countries, but majority of them are from Cameroon.
“We have a role to play to ensure that refugees feel safe and hopeful about their future because they all have dreams and aspirations. We are giving them hope away from home because they fled for safety and fear of persecution. So, it is paramount that they feel at home while we rebuild their hope.
“So, we will do whatever we can do to strengthen their coping mechanism. But we still need to strengthen partnership with international organisations to ensure that the number of refugees in Nigeria and across the globe reduces.”
Also, the UNHCR Deputy Representative Nigeria, Bernadette Muteshi, said there was need to address the growing number of refugees globally.
Muteshi said: “We are calling on international community not to forget refugees because they need our support. They are people like us. They have dreams and aspirations that were not fulfilled in their countries of origin because of conflicts and other issues.
“We also want to highlight the fact that despite efforts made, the numbers of displaced population are going up. It requires additional advocacy, solidarity, and understanding because when we understand the problem, then we will be able to contribute to make their lives better.
“In 2013, we had 51.3 million people displaced. Ten years after (as of today), we have about 110 million displaced people worldwide.
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