ECOWAS re-echoes pledge towards displaced persons

It is sequel to the outcome of a recent study conducted in Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia and Nigeria jointly undertaken with United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). ECOWAS Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender, Dr Fatima Dia Sow, said the study “Responsibility to Respond to Internal Displacement in the ECOWAS Region: Case studies of Cote […]

It is sequel to the outcome of a recent study conducted in Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia and Nigeria jointly undertaken with United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). ECOWAS Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender, Dr Fatima Dia Sow, said the study “Responsibility to Respond to Internal Displacement in the ECOWAS Region: Case studies of Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia and Nigeria” would facilitate the examination and understanding of internal displacement in the region.It would also determine the applicable legal, policy and institutional benchmarks for enabling member states respond to these issues. Handing over the document in Abuja recently, the commissioner who was represented by the Director of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Daniel Eklu expressed gratitude to the UNHCR and Finland for their contributions to the study and commended Professor Muhammed Tawfik Ladan for the leadership role he provided in preparing the study.
UNHCR Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Angele Dikogue-Atangana said that the collaboration was motivated by the need to provide a baseline for determining the extent, nature and policy environment of internal displacement in selected ECOWAS countries.