Text of report by privately-owned Somali news website Goobjoog on 1 October
The United Nations has appointed Mohamed Abdi Affey as its special envoy for Somali refugees in the Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said the new envoy will provide advice on how best to address protection concerns for the refugees and their peaceful return to Somalia.
Affey is currently a special envoy to Somalia for the regional IGAD [Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) bloc.
Both the UNHCR and the Kenyan government have been accused of pressuring Somali refugees in Dadaab to return back to their country.
Source: Goobjoog website, Mogadishu, in Somali on 1 Oct 16
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UN appoints Kenyan as special envoy for Somali refugees
Publisher: Goobjoog website
Story date: 02/10/2016
Language: English
Story date: 02/10/2016
Language: English
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