South Sudan: Large number of people ‘at risk of being stateless’
Published: 21/Oct/2024
Source: Radio Tamazuj (Juba)
Interior Minister Angelina Teny said Monday that South Sudan has a huge number of people at risk of being rendered stateless because of the influx of refugees, returnees and the internally displaced persons.
Addressing reporters at the Juba International Airport after attending an annual meeting for the Executive Committee of UNHCR in Geneva, Switzerland, Teny said the meeting sought to address the crisis and the protection of refugees, the internally displaced and the returnees.
“This year, the special focus was on statelessness and how to protect those who are at risk of statelessness. Our country is one of those that have a very big number of people at risk of statelessness,” Teny said
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