Jennifer Pagonis
Jennifer Pagonis
certainly cooperation good hope
We certainly hope that good cooperation (over refugees) will continue.
ambassador difficult extremely goodwill help life means people seriously takes terrific understand work
She takes her work for us extremely seriously and that means a lot to her and the staff. She's a terrific goodwill ambassador who can help people understand the difficult life of a refugee.
areas capacity far great lack limited people
Some areas need to be de-mined and there is a great lack of infrastructure. So far there is only limited capacity to take people back.
average border crossed growing numbers rate since start year
Some 3,500 Burundians have crossed the border since the start of the year and the numbers keep growing at an average rate of 100 new arrivals a day.
again cross flee homeland register safe
Many who flee do not register with the UNHCR and often cross back to their homeland when they feel it is again safe to do so,
against people race suffer time
This really is a race against time and the weather. If we lose, people are going to suffer even more.
acute among arrival cases children died january last suffering three toddler visible week
There are visible cases of malnutrition among the new arrivals. A toddler died last week on arrival suffering from dehydration and three young children died in January from acute respiratory infection.
badly died injured medical receiving
Some of them were badly injured and are receiving medical assistance. One asylum-seeker died of wounds,
agencies forced ground local move region safer search staff telling throughout withdraw
Local Chadian residents throughout the region are now telling our staff on the ground that they are very frightened, and that if humanitarian agencies were ever forced to withdraw from the area, they too would have to move in search of a safer haven.
camps character refugee sure
We would like to be sure that the humanitarian character of the refugee camps is respected.
accepting certainly chad cooperation generous good hope refugees
Chad has been very generous in accepting the refugees and working with us ... We certainly hope that good cooperation will continue.
april brought civil estimated half million since
In total, about half a million Angolans are estimated to have repatriated, with or without UNHCR assistance, since the April 2002 cease-fire that brought to an end Angola's 27-year civil war.
contact direct hear people security
It's for her own security and the security of the refugees. That's the only way she can have direct contact with people and hear their stories.
assist crucial donors funds future home immediate leaves refugees request respond return signs
That leaves us with a shortfall of $1.45 million. There are no signs that the refugees are intending to return home in the immediate future and it is crucial that donors respond to our request for funds to assist this population.