President Kiir meets UNHCR officials
Sep 23, 2020(SSNN) — South Sudan incumbent, H.E.President Salva Kiir, received officials from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at his office in Juba.
President Kiir meets Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey, in the Presence of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Deng Dau(Photo credit: Office of the president)
According to officials from the office of the president, President Kiir was briefed by the UNHCR officials on the commissioner’s comprehensive solution for South Sudan refugees in the region.
“H.E.President Salva Kiir, recieved a message of goodwill and solidarity from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and to brief him on UNHCR comprehensive solution for South Sudan refugees in the region.” Read part of a statement from Salva Kiir office.
The message was delivered to President Salva Kiir by UNHCR Special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey, in the Presence of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Deng Dau, at the State House on Tuesday.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Deng Dau Deng said that President Salva Kiir re-assured the UNHCR that the government is ready to receive South Sudanese refugees to come back to the country and participate in the role for peace and development in the country.
Deng Dau added that the Government will continue to provide necessary support to the activities of UNHCR in South Sudan.
In his remarks, the UNHCR Special Representative, Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey Said that UNHCR is very inspired and encouraged by the leadership of President Salva Kiir in seeking peace in South Sudan and Sudan, ambassador Mohamed Affey added that they discussed how best to provide solutions to the problem of South Sudanese Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.
South Sudan, a nation that has existed for only 9 years has spent 7 out of 9 years of its independence in a brutal civil war that displaced more refugees than the previous wars.
The intensity of the recent conflicts, according to many experts, goes beyond any other experiences witnessed during the 55 years of war in the old Sudan.
While it is yet to be seen how Salva Kiir leadership will reconcile the populations and restore truth among the refugees, many civilians are making initiatives to return to their previous lives.
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