Participating to World Refugee Day 2017

Published on 23/05/2018
On June 20, 2017, IAD International participated to the World Refugee Day (WRD) 2017 which took place at the Forum of the University Felix Houphouet Boigny of Cocody. This year's theme was: With Refugees.

Present were representatives of UNHCR Côte d'Ivoire; the Minister of Women, godmother of the ceremony; the representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs; some representatives of certain Embassies; NGOs; and some Refugees.

At the request of Mr. KOUA Sylvain, IAD International was represented by Mr. Raphaël OSSORO, Finance Officer.

Three speeches were made: the representative of UNHCR (Mohamed TOURE), the representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the reprensentative of the Minister for Women.

All speakers mentioned the increasing of the phenomenon, mainly due to the devastating effects of the war, and measures taken at the national and international levels to curb this situation. In Côte d'Ivoire, for example, there are 1,441 refugees and 700,000 stateless people, not counting the exiled Ivorians for whom, according to the authorities, measures are being taken for their final return.

The ceremony started around 9:30 ended officially around 11:30 with artistic performances, the signing of a white paper for Refugees, a "cocktail for officials", and a free HIV screening offered by the Didier DROGBA Foundation in a medical truck.

The communication department IAD-International