Joint NGO Statement: IGAD Heads of State Special Summit on Durable Solutions for Somali Refugees
(WorldNews Denmark)

`It is commendable that IGAD`s Heads of State are demonstrating commitment to durable solutions for Somali refugees,` says Heather Amstutz, Co-Chair of the IAWG Steering Committee - and Regional Director for the Danish Refugee Council in East Africa and Yemen. The Summit presents a unique opportunity for the Heads of States to provide political leadership and commitment towards unlocking the protracted nature of the Somali displacement in the region. Majority of the almost a million Somali refugees have been displaced for decades with very little prospects of finding durable solutions. `A radical shift towards solutions for protracted displacement is urgently required, one that goes beyond...