AFP – Thursday, November 12
Internally displaced Afghan children stand in a tiny workshop where they weave carpets near Kabul in mid October. The international Red Cross has warned that the majority of the world’s 26 million displaced people were often neglected because they found refuge with local communities instead of in camps.
GENEVA (AFP) – – The international Red Cross on Thursday warned that the majority of the world’s 26 million displaced people were often neglected because they found refuge with local communities instead of in camps.
“The focus on camps means that what happens to the majority of displaced people — those who seek refuge with host communities — is often ignored,” International Committee of the Red Cross chief Jakob Kellenberger said.
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Red Cross says millions of displaced are neglected
GENEVA (AFP) – – The international Red Cross on Thursday warned that the majority of the world’s 26 million displaced people were often neglected because they found refuge with local communities instead of in camps.
“The focus on camps means that what happens to the majority of displaced people — those who seek refuge with host communities — is often ignored,” International Committee of the Red Cross chief Jakob Kellenberger said.
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