STORY: Kenya observes World Refugee Day
SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024
DATELINE: June 21, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:44
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of activities on World Refugee Day
2. SOUNDBITE (English): EDWIN CHABARI, Kakuma refugee camp manager at the State Department of Refugees Services
3. various of refugees and displaced persons

STORYLINE:

Kenya observed the World Refugee Day on Thursday.

The highlight of the event, which was attended by senior government officials as well as representatives of the UN, humanitarian agencies, and other development partners, was cultural dances, skits, and poem performances by refugees.

Edwin Chabari, Kakuma refugee camp manager, said that Kenya observed the day by reaffirming the country's continuous open-door policy towards refugees by committing to implement policies that are compliant with international conventions.

SOUNDBITE (English): EDWIN CHABARI, Kakuma refugee camp manager at the State Department of Refugees Services
"Most of those things will be provided because we are saying that the children of both the refugees and members of the host community will be able to do most of the activities together. They will be able to go to the same schools; they will be able to access the same markets; they will be able to access most of all these activities together."

Kenya has hosted an estimated 775,000 refugees and asylum seekers from over 20 countries, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.
(XHTV)