UNHCR Distributes first identity cards to Sudanese refugees in Chad
Date:
Jun 2, 2009
News Source:
UNHCR
ABÉCHÉ, Chad, June 2 (UNHCR) -- UNHCR has begun a programme to distribute identity cards to some 110,000 Sudanese refugees over the age of 18 living in camps in eastern Chad. The ID cards are the equivalent of a refugee passport, allowing free movement within the host country and providing access to some basic rights in line with the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention.
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