Collaborating with @ARN_africa to foster inclusion of #refugees in #decisionmaking spaces. Attending the @_AfricanUnion @AU_HHS Annual Humanitarian Summit in Nairobi.

Quote of the Day: "People who are driven to power by ambition are very different from people who are driven to power by vision" @miriamatembe At Human Rights Convention #HRCUg2023 @chapterfourug @KasUganda

HAPPENING NOW: Great conversations on the State of #HumanRights #RuleofLaw & #Migration in #Africa. Interesting debates on Africa's colonial history vs current leadership deficits as key contributor to state of our nations @chapterfourug @KasUganda #HumanRightsConvention2023

HAPPENING TODAY Our Executive Director @achiengakena is participating in the @KasUganda & @chapterfourug #HumanRightsConvention2023 themed on #Migration & the quest for #peaceful and #inclusive societies

HAPPENING AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR: @ARN_africa webinar to discuss meaningful #refugee participation ahead of the #GlobalRefugeeForum2023. Our Executive Director @achiengakena will be speaking to #FreeMovement of refugees in #Africa Join the discussion: meet.google.com/pjq-cdxx-pjs……

Questions and comments during the side event of the margins of the 77th @achpr_cadhp session in Arusha on #safe #inclusive & #freemovement in #Africa as an imperative for Africa's #development & #solidarity #ACHPR77 #AfricanRefugees

HAPPENING NOW! Side event at @achpr_cadhp 77th Session Speakers illustrating the real life human consequences of the lack of #freemovement in #Africa especially for #refugees

#Sudan clearly demonstrates how lack of #freemovement incl unreasonable measures like an $80pp visa fee for crossing #Egypt border, drives many people fleeing conflict into impossible situations and unable to find safety & leaving #women in particular vulnerable to #GBV #ACHPR77

To effectively address highly dynamic #refugee context theres need for comprehensive understanding of the realities that drive it (IGAD) @_AfricanUnion #Migration Observatory aims at harmonising natnl policies/strategies & collection/development of info with ref to the AU #MPFA

#SouthSudan remains the largest #refugeeproducing country with >2.2M #refugees hosted by #Kenya #Uganda #Sudan #Ethiopia #DRC (IGAD.int) So what really happens when people fleeing #conflict & #persecution are #SeekingAsylum? Find out here: bit.ly/44Onn4X