Darfuris in Chad celebrate World Refugee Day

The Darfuri refugees in eastern Chad camps celebrated World Refugee Day on Friday. The refugees took the opportunity to demand adequate aid. World Refugee Day was celebrated in all eastern Chad camps, a Gaga camp coordinator told Radio Dabanga. “Folk dancers showed their tribal dances, singers sang traditional songs, and representatives of the Chadian Government, humanitarian organisations working in the camps, and refugees themselves gave speeches.” The refugees took the opportunity to call for the realisation of peace and security in the region so they can return to their homes. They criticised the UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court, holding them responsible for the failure to arrest those, who committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Darfur. They appealed to the relief organisations and the UNHCR to treat them equally with refugees elsewhere in the world, and provide them with adequate humanitarian assistance, education and health services, trained medical cadres, as well as job opportunities. File photo: A cultural dancing group performs for inmates of El Shallah Prison in El Fasher, North Darfur (Albert González Farran/Unamid)