Adhieu Achuil Dhieu- Refugee delegate - Board Member - UNHCR Advisory Board on Refugee & Stateless Persons • Excellencies, Heads of delegation of IGAD Member States, honourable ministers, ambassadors, core group members of the IGAD Support Platform; • Representatives of our bilateral and multi-lateral partners, CSO, the Private sector, foundations, Refugee Led Organizations; • Members of the diplo. [...] I am deeply honoured to be with you here in Geneva today to discuss this crucial matter of the IGAD Support Platform and our Regional Approach to addressing the challenges faced by Displaced Populations and their Host Communities in our Region. [...] Over the past two days that this Global Refugee Forum has been in progress so far, IGAD has actively participated in 8 platforms and events where in addition to our regional situation, we have deliberately highlighted the plight and agony of the displaced population in the Republic of Sudan. [...] Notable highlights include the joint declaration signed during the IGAD-Eastern Africa Community (EAC) high-level ministerial conference of June 2023, the endorsement of the regional refugee protection policy framework of September 2023, and most notably, the Kampala Declaration that opened the door for private sector involvement to facilitate socio- economic inclusion of refugees. [...] With the ongoing war in the Republic of Sudan, this refugee platform has taken on an added significance because currently and because of the war, more than 6.3 million people are now living outside of their home.
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