THIS is sickening. Corruption among staff of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the Sudanese government’s Commission for Refugees which it partners with, is one of the reasons refugees prefer to head to neighbouring Libya, before trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. A graft probe led to the suspension of resettlement for refugees in Sudan, it hasn’t restarted. Let's hope that UNAMID stays in Darfur.
To visit the above tweet click here: https://twitter.com/newhumanitarian/status/1162113485892980736A graft probe led to the suspension of resettlement for refugees in Sudan - it hasn’t restarted. https://t.co/ZqcWh0m71z— The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN News) (@newhumanitarian) 15 August 2019
Hat tip and thanks to Eric Reeves @sudanreeves for retweeting the following by @LaurenPinDC 16 Aug 2019: “Corruption among staff of the UNHCR and the Sudanese government’s Commission for Refugees, which it partners with, is one of the reasons refugees told TNH they preferred to head to neighbouring Libya, before trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.”
To visit the above tweet click here:"Corruption among staff of the UNHCR and the Sudanese government’s Commission for Refugees, which it partners with, is one of the reasons refugees told TNH they preferred to head to neighbouring Libya, before trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe." https://t.co/21w9B6sqel— Lauren P Blanchard (@LaurenPinDC) 16 August 2019
Note, in reply to the above tweet @umasalam commented saying:
“There are structural issues involved - the rarity of resettlement places makes them a very valuable commodity. The involvement of corrupt security and humanitarian staff is almost inevitable, sadly”
