John Ging calls the international community to shoulder its part of responsibility to support Chad and Niger
(New York, 5 May 2015): OCHA Operations Director John Ging said today that Niger and Chad are making heroic efforts to cope with the impact of turmoil in the region but the international community is failing in its responsibility to share the burden.
Speaking after his return from the two countries, Mr. Ging noted that between them, they host more than 850,000 refugees and returnees from neighbouring countries, the majority of whom are living with host families.
“These two countries constitute a fragile island of stability in a region of conflict. Impoverished as they are they show us their exemplary humanity in opening their borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing their war-torn neighbours: Nigeria, Central African Republic, Mali, Libya and Sudan,” said Mr. Ging.
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