World Refugee Day: ECOWAS Peace Fund reaffirms unwavering commitment to humanitarian assistance
On the 25 October 2023, ECOWAS and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed an agreement to strengthen their collaboration in protecting refugees, stateless and internally displaced persons in the region
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Peace Fund has stated that it “reaffirms its unwavering commitment to humanitarian assistance, standing in solidarity with refugees and displaced persons in the ECOWAS region to restore hope and rebuild lives.”
The ECOWAS Peace Fund, established in 2003, is fully dedicated to peace and security activities, specifically for unexpected peace operations.
On the 25th of October 2023, ECOWAS and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) signed an agreement to strengthen their collaboration in protecting refugees, stateless and internally displaced persons in the region.
As of October 2023, there were 6,976,470 forcibly displaced by conflicts and violence and stateless persons in the ECOWAS sub-region, including 6,352,346 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 624,124 refugees and asylum-seekers.
Nigeria and Burkina Faso host the highest displaced populations, with 3,578,996 and 2,062,534 individuals, respectively.
Niger hosts the highest refugee population by far, with 325,419 individuals.
World Refugee Day is an international event organised annually on 20th June by the United Nations.
Its purpose is to celebrate and honour refugees from around the world. The day was first established on 20 June 20 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
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