Sierra Leonean refugees who were given three options as their country attained peace have now turned to the integration option put down by UNHCR recently.
The three options put forward to refugees from
According to Fatou Barry, protection officer for refugees at UNHCR, it all started when the war ended in
UNHCR has seen a peaceful transition of all the options. This time round, the UNHCR office is issuing residential permits to those who chose the option to integrate into the society. "The residential permit is issued at Bakoteh and it is only that option that falls under integration," said Christian Kamara, refugee chairlady.
According to UNHCR Gambia, the next option is exemption. Sonia, senior protection officer in the
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