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Kazakhstan turns to high-value added manufacturing with building polyethylene plant it Atyrau regionSinger Aidos Sagat appointed as the first Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Agency for Refugees in Kazakhstan
Almaty. June 20. Kazakhstan Today - Famous Kazakhstani singer and composer AidosSagat appointed as the first Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Agency for Refugees in Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Today reports.
Aidos Sagat cooperated with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as an honorary patron in Kazakhstan in November 2010, focusing on refugee children. In particular, he supported the further education of children in the field of music and art, the press service of the organization informed.
"Aidos Sagat has considerable experience of working with us, and knows well the mandate and objectives of our organization. I'd like to emphasize that being a leader of independent Kazakhstan, possessing tremendous communicative skills, he will inspire the mind and heart of a wide variety of audiences, that will certainly help to a better understanding refugee problems," said the representative of the regional coordinator of UNHCR in Central Asia Saber Azam.
During the II Ministerial Conference on Refugee Protection and International Migration, held on June 5, the newly appointed National Goodwill Ambassador in Kazakhstan personally greeted the High Commissioner of the Agency for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, according to the press service.
"I am very excited to be a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Agency for Refugees, and I'm sure it will help in the future to direct my efforts to help and support refugees in Kazakhstan. I know that the fate of a refugee is not easy. Being persecuted, they are forced to flee to save their lives and the lives of their children. As honorary patron, I tried to change the lives of refugee children for the better, and I will continue this work as an Ambassador of Goodwill. Moreover, I also plan to raise awareness about refugees and help to improve their situation," said A. Sagat.
It is noted that the appointment is timed to the World Refugee Day, dedicated this year to the theme of the family.
According to S. Azam, in the recently released report on global trends, the UNHCR noted that at the end of 2012 there were more than 45.2 million of displaced persons. For comparison, at the end of 2011 the figure was 42.5 million people. These data include 15.4 million refugees, 937 thousand people, asylum seekers and 28.8 million people displaced within their own countries. Children under 18 make up 46% of the total number of refugees.
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