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The United Nations refugee agency is finalizing on plans to return home more than 135, 000 Somalis who have fled their conflict-torn country.
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UN refugee agency head Antonio Guterres, launching the move also called on donors to put up $500 million to fund the operation.
War and upheaval in Somalia have displaced more than two million people, with some 420,000 fleeing to Kenya while another 250,000 are in Ethiopia and about the same number in Yemen, according to UNHCR figures.
The UNHCR says it has helped 5,300 Somalis return home since end-2014 in cooperation with Kenya and Somalia.
Neighbouring Kenya which accommodates largest number of Somali refugees has asked the UNHCR to help repatriate the refugees on its territory.
The world is committed to help Somalia to its knees so that the country may be a positive member of the international community and possibly make important contribution to the security of the region. the latest move will see to a start of movement of millions of Somalia back home who will help contribute to the economy of the nation.
