A beacon of hope for 12 million Africans
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 27 October 2009 - Walter Kaelin, Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons talked about his latest report to the General Assembly. In the report, he discusses the link between displacement and the effects of climate change as well as provides updates on his engagement on the human rights of internally displaced persons in a number of countries, including the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Georgia, Serbia, Sri Lanka and Uganda. "The adoption of the African Union Convention on the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa is a beacon of hope for 12 million Africans, said Walter Kaelin, on the occasion of his annual presentation to the United Nations General Assembly. UN Human rights website: http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=9554&LangID=e
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