The global refugee crisis, and what can be done to help
Today on The Current:
We bring you the stories of the people caught up in the global refugee crisis.
Displaced journalist Tolossa Asrat takes us inside the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. The camp was established in 1992 and is now home to more than 160,000 people — but it's slated to close in June. While conditions at the camp are harsh, refugees who live there say they have nowhere else to go.
Then, we hear from refugees here in Canada. Some have been forced to leave loved ones behind — and they want the Canadian government to do more to help reunite them.
And we speak with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi about what can be done to help refugees worldwide, and his fears that the crisis in Ukraine could draw resources further away from where they're needed.
