NetworkNewsToday: SOUTH AFRICA: TENSIONS AMONG URBAN REFUGEES (UNHCR)

crowd of people attacked me and stabbed me and I run away to town. The perception that foreigners are getting a better deal than South African citizens has fueled a high level of xenophobia in the country. Thus the issue of helping asylum seekers and refugees is a politically charged one and makes the job of the UN refugee agency extremely complex. It treads a fine line to respond to the needs of both needy locals and refugees. SOUNDBITE (English) Monique Ekoka, UNHCR, South Africa: We ...
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