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Somalia Hailed for Ratifying Document on Protecting Displaced People

Mohammed Yusuf

   NAIROBI - The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) has commended Somalia for
   signing a convention to protect internally displaced people (IDPs) in
   Africa. Somalia's announcement on Nov 26 makes it the 30th African
   country to sign the Kampala Convention. Somalia has the fourth largest
   population of IDPs in the world

   This week, Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed signed the
   Kampala convention that requires internally displaced persons be
   protected and given assistance in their daily struggles.

   Somalia is the 30th country to ratify the deal, which was adopted in
   2009 by all 55 African countries.

   African IDPs face many risks to their safety and are often in need of
   humanitarian assistance.
   

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