NAIROBI, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A regional summit on the plight of Somali refugees opened in Nairobi Saturday, with calls for Kenya to keep Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp open, as solutions are sought to end the long suffering of the refugees.
In his opening remarks, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta however called on the international community to act right to fully bring back Somalia into the fold of the international community of nations, as he rooted for durable solutions to the Somali refugees problem.
Kenyatta said the recent presidential elections in Somalia is the latest indication that Somalia is on the right track thanks to the determination of its people, the commitment by the African Union and the support of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
"The recent election of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is the latest and clearest indication of the progressive success of our collective efforts, alongside the brave people of Somalia," said Kenyatta who hosted a special IGAD summit whose agenda was to find a lasting solution to return Somali refugees back to their homes.
Kenya has been pushing for the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp, citing security challenges that it faces as a result of the influx of refugees, who also include supporters of extremist groups.
"The refugee camp in Dadaab has lost its value as a ground for humanitarian assistance. It has become a source of terrorism," Kenyatta told the Summit in Nairobi.
He made a passionate appeal that turned focus on the refugees themselves and why it was the right time for them to go back home and participate in building their nation.
"A refugee camp was never meant to be a permanent home, nor is being a refugee a promise of losing your citizenship and your country," he said.
Kenyatta detailed that more than 400,000 refugees from Somalia have been cramped into the Dadaab refugee for more than two decades.
He said the camp has always operated with a fraction of the budget it requires and the life has been hard on the refugees.
Besides, the suffering for the refugees, the president said the camp has long lost its humanitarian character.
"It is not acceptable to us that a space that is supposed to provide safety and assistance is transformed to facilitate agents of terror and destruction," said Kenyatta.
The IGAD Special Summit on the plight of the Somali refugees was attended by heads of state including Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Salva Kiir of South Sudan, hosts, Kenyatta, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of Somalia, Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. Sudan was represented by its Vice President Hassabo Mohamed Abdulrahman.
Somalia's newly-elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as Farmajo, also attended the regional Summit alongside President Omer Guelleh of Djibouti to discuss long-term solutions to the crisis facing the refugees from Somalia, affected by twin crises of war and drought.
During the summit, Hailemariam Desalegn who is also the Chairman of IGAD Heads of State Summit outlined a series of measures to help deal with the refugee crisis and to handle the drought in the region.
Desalegn said the search for a lasting solution to the Somali refugee problem must be placed at the centre of peace and security efforts in the region.
He applauded the time of the summit, saying: "This meeting could hardly be more timely to address the plight of the Somali refugees."
The Ethiopian PM said his nation will keep her doors open to the refugees but also asked other countries to do the same.
"We are in the grip of a serious drought leading to the loss of livestock, a crisis which would inevitably make it difficult to recover. The refugee issue and the drought in Somalia is a global problem and a global approach is required," he said.
Saying Somalia President Mohamed has a clear vision to develop Somalia and address the problem of refugees, Desalegn called for enhanced capacity for the Somali Government to win the war against Al-Shabaab to ensure peace and security.
He encouraged development partners and financial institutions to continue supporting the resilience of refugee hosting countries and facilitate the voluntary repatriation and resettlement of refugees.
The leaders from the East African region, whose countries have been receiving an influx of refugees since the outbreak of the Somali political crisis, agreed to promote the safe return of the Somali refugees.
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