Chapter 237: A Trip to the Dadab Refugee Camp

Daniel and UNHCR officials and staff were on an Emirates flight that arrived in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, at around 9 a.m. local time.

It is one of the largest cities on the African continent and is home to more than a million people.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN-Habitat, which had just been established last year, had their headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on the one hand, demonstrated the importance that the international community attached to Africa and, on the other hand, demonstrated that Nairobi was indeed on a very good footing.

Daniel and UNHCR officials will meet with Kenyan leaders in Nairobi and will travel the next day to Garissa County in northeastern Kenya, home to the world's largest refugee camp, Dadaab Refugee Camp.

The camp was created in 1991, the year when hundreds of thousands of people fled to Kenya's neighbouring country after war broke out in Somalia, and Kenya took in most of them refugees – who were placed in the camp designed for 90,000 people, but Daniel understands that the actual number of people enrolled in the camp has exceeded that limit, making life even more difficult for the refugees.

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"Take it easy, Miller, the peacekeepers will keep us safe."

Miller, who came with him, tensed, and Daniel's own security team did not follow, because the United Nations peacekeepers here will take on security tasks, and the nature of his trip is not very suitable, and he will accompany many security personnel. Even some designer accessories, his Burberry suit and Audemars Piguet watch, were left in Los Angeles, where he wore the American civilian brand.

"Let's go to the station to rest first, it's already been arranged over there, and President Kibaki has arranged a dinner in the evening, and we'll have a short conversation."

UNHCR arrived in Daab this time to listen to the needs of refugee representatives, but communication with the Kenyan government was also an important task, as the war in Iraq continued and the civil war in Somalia continued. The Kenyan authorities are concerned that these hundreds of thousands of refugees will pose a threat to Kenya's stability and security. They had therefore communicated with UNHCR in the hope that they would be able to provide effective measures.

This time, the team was led by UNHCR's High Deputy Commissioner Alanikov, an elderly man with a wealth of money in such matters.

"Nairobi is still relatively safe."

Alannikov glanced at Miller and said with a smile. "People here are looking forward to your arrival, the government wants you to bring the positive side of Kenya to the international community, and the refugees want more help."

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Dozens of hours of airplane, is the need for a good rest.

By the time Daniel woke up, it was already night. Sally and Deshar didn't follow, and Miller got his formal outfit ready.

Tonight's banquet must have been a very simple one, because neither the Government of Kenya nor UNHCR was stupid enough to eat and drink and then be slammed by UNHCR's funders.

The meeting with Zibaki lasted only thirty minutes.

Basically, it was an exchange between Daniel and the president, and the actual work that Alannikov was responsible for should have taken place later.

To Daniel's surprise, President Kibaki had actually seen "Hotel Rwanda".

"I asked my staff to find it, and I think it might be piracy." Zibaki is a very humorous person, and in front of reporters, he does not hide it. Of course. It is not impossible for journalists to write about this in their reports.

"I think the film is a very good reflection of the pain and reflection caused by that disaster, Daniel, if you can make a film about refugees, or about poor people in Africa, it will also help developed countries such as the United States understand the people here. Importantly, assistance and support from the international community is an important factor in sustaining the survival of these refugees. Moreover, in Africa's march out of poverty, many companies from developed countries are coming from the developed world. And did not fulfill their obligations well, and the people here did not benefit from the development of large companies. ”

Zibaki's unexpected request caught Daniel a little off guard, in his plan. It is true that there is no such arrangement.

However, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

"If there's a suitable story, I'd love to make a piece like this, even if I'm studying or doing something else, and I'll do my best to spare my energy and time. That would be my pleasure. ”

"Looking forward to seeing this movie a day sooner, I hope too. You can take it with you to Nairobi, to Africa. ”

"Thank you for the invitation, I will."

Zibeggi shook Daniel's hand and asked the reporters to take a lot of pictures.

The fact that the Hollywood superstar, the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, was received by the President is a rather eye-catching combination tomorrow, not to mention that the subject matter is so lofty that the media are willing to do such a thing without any expense.

However, this is also the second time that Daniel has made the political scene in addition to his own war rhetoric.

He was dressed in a modest suit and took a photo with a black president who was slightly shorter and fatter than him, which also sparked a lot of discussion.

This is in the Los Angeles area, because Arnold is running for governor, so more people are willing to come and talk about celebrity politics.

"Daniel looks like a personable high-ranking official, and it's wonderful to have such a governor or president, and I don't get upset even if my car is always stuffed into the president's propaganda posters."

Similar remarks abound under his personal MB.

His photo with Kibaki is his latest update: "Today with the Honourable President of Kenya Mwala. Mr. Kibaki met him, and I was greatly respected for his knowledge, humor, compassion and sense of responsibility. I invited him to open his own MB account. I told him that I was here to be able to communicate with peace-loving, benevolent partners in the United States and around the world, and he said he would consider it. Perhaps, he will be the first president on the MB? ”

The vice president doesn't count.

Daniel tagged his trip to Kenya #DadabVisit#, and updated it daily to the millions of users on MB.

Briefing High Commissioner Guterres on the initiative, he said, "As a goodwill ambassador, we should convey to the Western world the actual situation of the refugees, as well as arouse people's compassion and action, especially among young people. ”

Guterres was convinced. As a result, UNHCR has also launched its own MB homepage.

This is the first United Nations department to be stationed in MB.

Daniel believes the moment has begun to unlock MB's wider reach.

Including sending an invitation to Zibaki, it is also the first part of this strategy, when there are enough players in the game. The game itself will also become more valuable.

This trend is also one of Daniel's important bargaining chips in the negotiations with Google.

In a direct call with Page, Daniel also made it clear what his plans are for MB in the future. And what kind of influence will it have. This has been a significant boost to Google, and the ongoing negotiation process has been slightly accelerated.

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The next day, Yixin traveled by car to Dadab.

Daniel couldn't describe his feelings, as he approached Dadab, looking at the dense rows of makeshift tents, watching the ragged refugees coming and going, compared to the bustling luxury of Hollywood, it was really shocking enough.

Whether it's a heart to help the world, or a plan. Or both, and it's hard not to feel genuine compassion when you see a scene like this.

What should I do for here.

Daniel said to himself.

The managers here include UNHCR and the Kenyan government, as well as a number of social organizations, such as Médecins Sans Frontières, which have a lot of people here, because of the poor sanitation, especially the drinking water, which makes them prone to a large number of injuries and illnesses, as well as a lack of adequate medicines. So doctors are very important.

Over the next four days, Daniel began to visit refugee families intensively, with reporters with him.

He wrote about two small children, an old man and a lady - undeniably. These are all group representatives who are more likely to arouse everyone's concern.

The six-year-old girl, Anil, lived with her father and gave birth to her in Kenya in 1991 when her newly married parents fled from Somalia. Three years ago, her mother died in an outbreak of diarrhoea.

The little girl didn't know Daniel and hadn't heard of Hollywood.

But when the accompanying reporter asked her if Daniel was handsome, Anil said shyly that he was handsome, and then buried his head in Daniel's arms who held her.

This caused a rare laugh.

"Anil asked me if Hollywood has a lot of good food, beautiful clothes and a lot of buildings, and the yearning in her eyes made me not know how to answer for a while."

These updates have caused a lot of impact on the Internet in the United States, and charities and social organizations have benefited from this and received more donations. This makes MB more versatile, and people are like, oh, on MB, we can not only see celebrities, not only can we follow movies, we can buy goods and services, we can do more things, pay attention to more things that deserve attention.

This is another milestone change for MB.

It spreads from commercial influence to social influence, and in elected countries, that means supreme power.

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Following a dialogue between UNHCR and refugee representatives, Daniel, on behalf of the Science and Technology for All Foundation, donated US$3 million worth of water purification equipment to UNHCR to improve drinking water health in the Dadaab refugee camp.

At the end of the event, Miss Anil ran to him and gave him a small stone in the shape of a "heart", and then shyly ran back into her father's arms.

"The world deserves to be more peaceful, better and happier."

Daniel used this sentence and a photo of the small stone as the last MB update of this visit to Kenya.

The day after he returned to Los Angeles, he received a call from the United Kingdom. (To be continued.) )

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