The Minister of Relief, Disaster Preparedness, and Refugees has said the government has stopped granting refugee status to persons from countries that are not at war. The decision follows dwindling donor support amid a steady refugee influx into the country.
Minister Hilary Onek said: “I have instructed our officers not to give refugee status to citizens coming from those countries because there is no war there, particularly those from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.”
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