UNHCR Chief urges South Sudan to facilitate the return of refugees
Kathmandu, January 31. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has requested the government of South Sudan to construct a secure environment for the return of refugees.
At the end of the four days visit to South Sudan, Grandi on Thursday told a journalist, ‘What refugees need is security and it’s the responsibility of the government to provide security to refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs) and all South Sudanese.’
Millions of South Sudanese remain as refugees in the neighbouring countries. The growing number are returning home spontaneously.
During his visit, Grandi interacted with top officials and paid a visit to internally displaced persons and refugees in Bentiu, Jamjam and Yambio. “Returnee women in Bentiu told us that their challenges are now poverty, land issues, inadequate services,” said Grandi.
Grandi noted that the current situation in South Sudan is more smooth, compared to his last visit in 2017. He encouraged the government to strengthen the distribution of services to its citizens impacted by more than six years of war.
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