Angolan refugees from DRC get logistic support

Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The representative of the United Nations High Commission er for Refugees (UNHCR), Bohdan Nahadjlo, has pledged that international agencie s will provide logistic support to Angolan refugees returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
According to a news report from the Angolan News Agency (ANGOP), Nahadjlo said h ere Friday that the assistance would come from the United Nations Children's fun d (UNICEF), the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the United Nation s Population Fund (UNFPA), and the World Health Organisation (WHO), among others.
He said "This group of agencies and other organisations will add to efforts by t he international community to alleviate the sufferings of the Angolan refugees.
" Nahadjlo said representatives of the organizations had gone to northern DRC, hom e to most of the Angolan refugees, called 'Mama Rosa".
Created in 1951 by the UN General Assembly, the UNHCR aims to provide refugees w ith protection and assistance.

25 october 2009 12:38:00




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