The four UN agencies that include International Labour Organization- ILO, United Nations Development Programme-UNDP, Food Agriculture Organization- FAO and Japanese International Community Agency-JICA, have come up together to help bring sustainable development in the resettlement areas for former refugees in Mayukwayukwa and Maheba refugee camps aimed at assisting them to settle.
According to the agreement, government through the Lands and Planning Department in the Office of the Vice President will help the organizations acquire land so that schools, roads, clinics and other infrastructure can be built.
The development came to light yesterday when an officer from Vice President’ office and the four UN agency representatives paid a courtesy call on Kaoma District Commissioner Kennedy Mubanga at his office.
Speaking on behalf of the agencies, ILO Representative Milesu Kapaipi explained that the four UN agencies were trying to move away from giving handouts to refugees like the United Nations High Commission for Refugees did.
Mr Kapaipi said the agencies could not work in isolation hence the importance to include government line ministries.
And the District Commissioner Kennedy Mubanga said some former Angolan refugees were resisting to move out of the camp due to the absence of facilities in the resettlement areas.
Mr Mubanga noted that the coming of the four UN agencies will help in the integration of former refugees as facilities would be readily available in the resettlement areas.
These refugees are just spreading sicknesses and contributing heavily to crime. We cannot afford to be too good and for what? Kabila is amassing wealth while our children cannot have a square meal each day. Did you expect us to clap because you want to empower the aliens? This is just another opportunity to pocket the monies.
The SADC countries should seriously start talking about throwing Kabila out of office. He’s the root cause of all these problems. Throw him out and all these problems will disappear. He’s a menace to his people. Do what ECOWAS did in West Africa when Yahya Jammeh refused to step down. Get rid of Kabila. He doesn’t care about the country or the Congolese people. We don’t want heartless leaders in Africa anymore. These innocent people have suffered for far too long—because of one selfish individual. Please SADC countries, get together and get rid of him; help bring peace, rest and sanity to this troubled country.