Walter Kalin’s Visit To Garowe

The Special Advisor to the DSRSG/RC/HC on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),Walter Kälin, accompanied by a UN delegation met with the Vice President of Puntland, Abdihakim Haji Omar, to discuss the current IDPs situation in the region. In his remarks, the Vice-President stated that Puntland welcomed the displaced people and refugees and also provided them with the necessary support. Kälin also met with IDP representatives at Jowle IDP camp, where he came to know more about their situation and heard their priorities.

During his visit, the Special Advisor met with Puntland’s Minister of Interior, Ahmed Elmi Osman “Garaash”, and his team to learn what activities are being implemented to address the needs of people living in those camps and the challenges the government staff are facing to conduct their work. Kälin also met with Puntland’s Deputy Minister of Planning, Said Farah Mohamud, and discussed potential plans and development programs for the displaced people.