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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The Deputy High Com\u00admissioner of the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Kelly T. Clements, has challenged the private sector in Africa to support the sustainable care for displaced persons across the continent.<\/b><\/p>\n

This, she said, would not only ease the strain on donor resourc\u00ades, but would address funding challenges in meeting the needs of the 44 million forcibly displaced persons within the Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n

She was speaking in Accra yesterday during the 2nd edition of the Africa Forum on Dis\u00adplacement (AFD): Private Sector Solutions.<\/p>\n

The three-day event is organ\u00adised by the UNHCR, Amahoro Coalition, an African-led initiative convening multi-sector actors from across the region to acceler\u00adate private sector leadership, and Inkomoko, a business support group.<\/p>\n

It is to raise awareness among private sector stakeholders about the challenges faced by forcibly displaced people in the conti\u00adnent and discuss transformative approaches to addressing forced displacement in Africa.<\/p>\n

More than 400 participants including refugees and private sector leaders from Ghana, Ni\u00adgeria, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Congo, Ethiopia and Sudan are in attendance.<\/p>\n

Ms Clements said the private sector could cede one per cent of resources including financial contributions, technical expertise and employment opportunities to displaced persons to support efforts to promote their inclusion and ensure economic empower\u00adment.<\/p>\n

She noted that, the private sector could, as a result of their contribution, tap the skills, talents and aspirations of displaced per\u00adsons to grow their businesses.<\/p>\n

She said, rising emergencies across Africa including political instability, violence and persecu\u00adtion had resulted in people, mostly women and children fleeing their homes in search of safe havens.<\/p>\n

Although the UNHCR was fully aware of its responsibility of pro\u00adviding humanitarian aid to such displaced persons, Ms Clements said, the dragging of conflicts, rise in violent situations and cli\u00admate-related events, had brought undue strain on donor funds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UNHCR is at its break\u00ading point. There is a shortage in the resources needed to meet the needs of forcibly displaced and host communities across Africa. This is why we call on the private sector to join in investing in uplifting displaced persons,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

Ms Clements said, the enormity of the situation required collabo\u00adration between local communities, private sector and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in design\u00ading and developing appropriate responses to complement the efforts of host governments and UNHCR.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are counting on your com\u00admitment to our displaced friends. Each of us can make a difference. Push for policy changes, welcome them although they are strangers and make them a part of your societies,\u201d Ms Clements stated.<\/p>\n

Chairman of the Ghana Ref\u00adugee Board, Prof. Ken Attafuah, said Ghana deemed it extremely important to ensure that the vul\u00adnerable in society were taken care of, that their rights were upheld and were not left behind.<\/p>\n

Given the increasing number of displaced persons, he said, it was time the private sector was part\u00adnered in ensuring the inclusion of refugees.<\/p>\n

Isaac Kwaku Fokuo Jnr, one of the conveners of the forum, called for continuous sensitisation of the private sector on the op\u00adportunities presented by displaced persons and how their contribu\u00adtion could help in building ideal societies<\/p>\n

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