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UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner (AHC) for Protection,Mr. Volker Türk, visited Rwanda to co-chair with the Minister of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR) the first high level ministerial consultation on refugee protection in Rwanda. During the discussion, important protection and operational challenges were reviewed, including: asylum regime, respect of civilian and humanitarian character of the camps, Refugee Convention Cessation Clause for Rwandan refugees, among others. The event was composed of two phases: during the first half the AHC provided a strategic vision on international protection, while the second half involved a roundtable discussion for technical staff to share good practices and recommend improvements where needed.
Accompanying the AHC, Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan also visited both Congolese and Burundian camp-based refugees, as well as urban refugees in Kigali, in her capacity as a member of UNHCR’s Gender Advisory Board. Story continued at www.unhcr.org/rw