Africa: Young Refugees Can Help 'Silence the Guns By 2020'

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Today more than 600 million young people globally live in fragile and conflict-affected areas, many of them in Africa. At some point they are forced to leave their homes to embark on the uncertain and uncomfortable life of a refugee.

The African Union's (AU) 2019 theme is on refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons. The aim is to shine a light on forced migration on the continent. This presents the AU with a good opportunity to partner with young refugees on the organisation's goal to 'silence the guns' and create the peaceful Africa they deserve.

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