ECOWAS “takes a step with refugees” by donating food and other items
22 Jun, 2019
 Abuja, 21st June 2019. As parts of events marking the 2019 World Refugees Day (WRD), the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) donated food items, matrasses and mosquito nets to refugees in Abuja, Nigeria on Friday, 21st June 2019. The event was organised with support from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) of Nigeria.  The World Refugees Day is celebrated on the 20th of June every year to develop programmes and activities to create awareness for the plights of refugees and IDPs worldwide who fled their homes because of conflicts and war. The theme for the 2019 WRD campaign is “Take a Step with Refugees”. The representative of the Refugees, Kinastine Onpoh Efile from Southern Cameroon thanked ECOWAS for easing their problems and promised to use the items prudently. |
