WINDHOEK, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Namibia remains committed to receiving and protecting refugees in accordance with the provisions of the international law, a government official said Tuesday as the southwestern African nation joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Refugee Day.

"My office is committed to providing support and protection to asylum seekers and refugees. Recently, a Joint Assessment Mission consisting of UN agencies and government departments converged here in Osire Refugee Settlement to map out strategies towards improving food self-reliance in the settlement," said Namibia's Commissioner of Refugees Josephine Nghimtina in a statement.

According to Nghimtina, this initiative is one of the milestones as it is aimed at improving food security for asylum seekers and refugees.

"As a government together with UNHCR, we have identified this initiative based on the current situation that poses a serious humanitarian threat to asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons," she noted.

Nghimtina meanwhile noted that countries need to reflect more on women and children who bear the terrible brunt of displacement.

The theme for this year's commemoration was "Hope away from home: A world where refugees are always included" and it was commemorated at Osire, a refugee camp in central Namibia, situated 200 km north of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It was established in 1992 to accommodate refugees from Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Somalia. Enditem

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