Chapter 237: A Trip to the Dadaab Refugee Camp

The Emirates flight that Daniel and UNHCR officials and staff took arrived at Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, at around 9:00 a.m. local time. …≦,

This is the largest city on the African continent, with more than one million people living here.

The United Nations Environment Program and UN-Habitat, which was just established last year, set their headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. On the one hand, it shows that the international community attaches importance to Africa. On the other hand, it can also prove that Nairobi does have a very good foundation.

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

This refugee camp was created in 1991, when the war broke out in Somalia, Kenya's neighboring country. This refugee camp has a designed capacity of 90,000 people, but as far as Daniel knows, the actual number of registered people in the refugee camp has exceeded this upper limit, and the life of the refugees is therefore more difficult.

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

Miller, who came along with him, tensed up. Daniel's own security team did not follow, because the UN peacekeepers here would undertake security tasks, and the nature of his trip was not suitable, as he brought a lot of security personnel with him. Even some famous brand accessories, his Burberry suit and Audemars Piguet watch, were left in Los Angeles, and he was wearing American civilian brands.

"Let's go to the station to rest first, and arrangements have been made there. President Kibaki has arranged a dinner in the evening, and we will have a brief conversation."

UNHCR arrived in Daab this time mainly to listen to the appeals of refugee representatives. In addition, communicating with the Kenyan government is also an important task. Because the war in Iraq continues and the civil war in Somalia continues, the Kenyan authorities are very worried that the hundreds of thousands of refugees will pose a threat to Kenya's stability and security. Therefore, they have communicated with the UNHCR, hoping that they can provide effective measures.

This time the team was led by UNHCR's Senior Deputy Commissioner Alannikov, an elder rich 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 hopes that you can bring Kenya's positive side to the international community, and the refugees hope to get more help." .”

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Dozens of hours in the plane, it is necessary to take a good rest.

Wait until Daniel wakes up. It was already night, Sally and Desaar did not follow, and Miller got his formal clothes ready.

Tonight's dinner must have been very simple, because neither the Kenyan government nor UNHCR were stupid enough to eat and drink and then be slammed by UNHCR's funders.

The meeting with Kibaki lasted only thirty minutes.

Basically, it was an exchange between Daniel and the president. The actual work that Alannikov was in charge of should be done later.

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

"I asked my staff to find it. I think it may be a pirated version." Kibaki is a very humorous person. In front of the reporters, there was no concealment. Of course, it is not impossible for journalists to state this in their reports.

"I think the movie very well reflects the pain and reflection caused by that disaster, Daniel. If you can make a work about refugees, or about poor people in Africa, it will also help the United States and other developed countries. The understanding of the people here. That is very important. The aid and support from the international community is an important factor in maintaining the survival of these refugees. Moreover, in the pace of Africa’s escape from poverty. Many companies from developed countries are not doing well Living up to their obligations, the people here are not benefiting from the growth of big corporations."

Kibaki's unexpected request caught Daniel a little off guard, and there was indeed no similar arrangement in his plan.

However, a thought suddenly flashed into his mind.

"If there is a suitable story, I am willing to make and shoot such a work. Even if I am studying or doing other things at the time, I will try my best to spare my energy and time. It will be my honor."

"I look forward to seeing this movie one day soon, and I also hope that you can bring it to Nairobi and Africa again."

"Thank you for the invitation, I will."

Kibaki held Daniel's hand and let the reporters take a lot of pictures.

These photos will be published on the pages of major news agencies tomorrow. Hollywood superstars and UNHCR goodwill ambassadors are received by the president. This in itself is a very eye-catching combination. What's more, the subject matter involved is so grand that the media are happy. Do this kind of cheap thing.

However, this is also Daniel's reappearance on the political page in addition to his own war speeches.

The photo of him in a well-fitting suit and a black president who is slightly shorter and fatter than him has also aroused a lot of discussion.

This is in the Los Angeles area, because Arnold is running for governor, so more people are willing to discuss the topic of star politics.

"It looks like Daniel is a personable high-ranking official. It would be wonderful to have such a governor or president. Even if my car is always stuffed into the president's promotional posters, I won't feel annoyed."

Similar remarks abound in his personal MB.

His photo with Kibaki is his latest updated record: "Today I met with the respected President of Kenya, Mr. Mwala Kibaki, and I respect him very much for his profound knowledge, humor, sympathy and sense of responsibility. I invited him to open his own mb account. I told him that here he can communicate with peace-loving and benevolent partners in the United States and the world. He said he would consider it. Maybe he will be the first president on mb ?”

The vice president doesn't count.

Daniel tagged his trip to Kenya with #达达布旅话#, and updated daily updates to tens of millions of users on mb.

When introducing this initiative to High Commissioner Guterres, he said that "as a goodwill ambassador, we should convey to the Western world the actual situation of refugees and arouse everyone's compassion and action, especially the youth group. , I think it is absolutely beneficial to spread widely on mb. In fact, it is also necessary."

Guterres was persuaded, and UNHCR therefore launched its own mb homepage.

This is the first United Nations department stationed in MB.

Daniel believes that the moment to unlock mb's wider influence has begun.

Including the invitation to Kibaki is also the first part of this strategy. When there are enough important players in this game, the game itself will 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 very clear. What is my plan for mb in the future, and what kind of influence will it have? This is of great help to Google's promotion, and the continuous negotiation process between the two parties has been slightly accelerated.

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The next day, Yixinren traveled to Dadaab by car.

Daniel couldn't describe his mood. In the process of approaching Dadaab, he looked at the dense rows of temporary tents and the refugees coming and going in ragged clothes, comparing with the prosperous and luxurious Hollywood. This is indeed shocking enough.

Whether it is a heart to help the world, or a conspiracy, or both, seeing such a scene. It's hard not to feel genuine compassion.

What should I do here.

Daniel said to himself.

The managers here include UNHCR and Kenyan government personnel, and many social organizations, such as Doctors Without Borders, have arranged many people here. Because of the poor sanitation, especially drinking water, it is prone to a large number of injuries and illnesses. Coupled with the lack of adequate medicines, doctors are very important.

In the next four days, Daniel began to intensively visit refugee families, and the reporters accompanied him.

He wrote two children, an old man and a lady on mb - it is undeniable that these are representatives of groups that are more likely to attract everyone's attention.

The 6-year-old girl named Anil lived here with her father since she was a child. In 1991, her newly married parents fled from Somalia to Kenya and gave birth to her here. Three years ago, Her mother died in a dysentery epidemic.

The little girl didn't know Daniel, and she 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 her head in the arms of Daniel who was holding her.

This elicited a rare burst of laughter.

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

These updates have caused great influence on the Internet in the United States, and charities and social organizations have benefited from this and received more donations. This makes the use of mb more extensive. Everyone reacted, oh, on mb, we can not only see stars, pay attention to movies, buy goods and services, but we can also do more things, pay attention to more Lots of things that deserve attention.

This is another milestone change for mb.

It has spread from commercial influence to social influence, and in democratically elected countries, this means supreme power.

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

When he finished the activity, the little girl Anil ran over and gave him a small "heart"-shaped stone, and then shyly ran back into her father's arms.

"The world should be more peaceful, better and happier."

Daniel used this sentence and the photo of Xiaoshi as the last mb update of his visit to Kenya.

The day after returning to Los Angeles, he received a call from England. (to be continued..)

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