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Regional Refugee Coordinator for the South Sudan Situation and Special Adviser to the High Commissioner

Regional Refugee Coordinator for the South Sudan Situation and Special Adviser to the High Commissioner

Arnauld Akodjenou

In June 2017, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr Filippo Grandi, appointed Mr Arnauld Akodjenou as the Regional Refugee Coordinator and Special Advisor for the South Sudan Situation.

Mr Akodjenou works closely with UNHCR operations in South Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda to ensure a strong overarching vision and coherent engagement across the region in pursuit of protection and solutions for South Sudanese IDPs and refugees.
Ethiopia: We Love Reading project
Gur Deng Kuarbang being read to by his older sister – books are lent out by the reading Ambassadors to the children to take home and share with siblings in Kule Camp, Gambella,