Tanzania: UNHCR Hails Dar Commitment to Refugee Protection

THE United Nations Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Mr Volker Turk, has commended Tanzania for her commitment to refugee protection and longstanding generosity towards those fleeing conflict and persecution.

Briefing reporters in Dar es Salaam on Thursday evening on his four-day official visit to the country, Mr Turk, pointed it as a strong tradition in refugee protection in the country. "International community, particularly the UNHCR is deeply grateful for all what Tanzania has done in refugee protection for decades," said the UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection after completing his visit.

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