Land For Returnees Resettlement Is Key, UNHCR Asks Governor United Nations High Commission for Refugees head of office for Western Bahr el Ghazal State, Mr. Robert Gagwa has informed Governor Zackaria Hussen that the recent returnees from the North need land for resettlement before the next rainy session. 20 March 2011 Land For Returnees Is Key, UNHCR Asks Governor Governor Hussen meeting with UNHCR Staff in his office, Wau [©Gurtong]
By James Deng Dimo WAU, 18th March, 2011 [Gurtong] – United Nations High Commission for Refugees head of office for Western Bahr el Ghazal State, Mr. Robert Gagwa has informed Governor Zackaria Hussen that the recent returnees from the North need land for resettlement before the next rainy session. “We the UNHCR bodies are working hard towards the protection of returnees and to make sure that the most vulnerable received proper assistance from the UN,” said Gagwa. The UNHCR officials clarified that people have high expectations and there should be visible evidence of improving their livelihoods, living conditions and rights. They chose to come back to the South Sudan in hope of independence. They added that as soon as land is allocated, UNHCR will be ready to support the returnees with seeds and tools enabling them to become self supporting and independent, after they acquire a suitable land for cultivation. “The returnees lack schools and other basic needs since they have not yet achieved their settlement land,” said Gagwa. Governor Hussen assured the UNHCR officials that in collaboration with the State Ministry of Infrastructure, the State government is quite concerned that the returnees must land for their settlement. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
